Diana Schaub
Encyclopedia
Diana Schaub is professor of political science
at Loyola College in Maryland
. Schaub received both her M.A.
and Ph.D.
from the University of Chicago
. She teaches and writes on a wide range of issues in political philosophy and American political thought.
Schaub was also a member of the President's Council on Bioethics, and her nomination to that post by Pres. Bush
generated controversy. According to a 2006 article in The New Yorker, "Schaub has compared the harvesting of stem cells to slavery, and once said in a speech, 'Every embryo used for purposes of research is someone's blood relative.'"
, Schaub began her career as an assistant managing editor for the conservative magazine, The National Interest
in 1985. She then served as a professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn
. In 2003-2005, while serving as a professor at Loyola College, Schaub taught at a series of lectures and seminars designed for high school teachers, held at Ashland University
. The conference was titled, “Race and Rights in American History” and was funded by a Teaching American History grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
From 2001-2007 Schaub served as the chair of the political science department at Loyola College.
, the Baltimore Sun, and The Public Interest
.
Prize for Scholarly Letters in 2001, and received a research grant from the Earhart Foundation in 1995. She was also appointed to the Hoover Institution
’s Task Force on the Virtues of a Free Society in 2007.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at Loyola College in Maryland
Loyola College in Maryland
Loyola University Maryland is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit private university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges...
. Schaub received both her M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. She teaches and writes on a wide range of issues in political philosophy and American political thought.
Schaub was also a member of the President's Council on Bioethics, and her nomination to that post by Pres. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
generated controversy. According to a 2006 article in The New Yorker, "Schaub has compared the harvesting of stem cells to slavery, and once said in a speech, 'Every embryo used for purposes of research is someone's blood relative.'"
Career
After graduating summa cum laude from Kenyon CollegeKenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
, Schaub began her career as an assistant managing editor for the conservative magazine, The National Interest
The National Interest
The National Interest is a prominent conservative American bi-monthly international affairs magazine published by the Center for the National Interest. It was founded in 1985 by Irving Kristol and until 2001 was edited by Anglo-Australian Owen Harries...
in 1985. She then served as a professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn
University of Michigan-Dearborn
The University of Michigan–Dearborn , is a public university located in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.The University of Michigan–Dearborn is one of two regional campuses of the University of Michigan...
. In 2003-2005, while serving as a professor at Loyola College, Schaub taught at a series of lectures and seminars designed for high school teachers, held at Ashland University
Ashland University
Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
. The conference was titled, “Race and Rights in American History” and was funded by a Teaching American History grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
From 2001-2007 Schaub served as the chair of the political science department at Loyola College.
Publications
Schaub has co-edited or written two books, What So Proudly We Hail: America’s Soul in Story, Speech, and Song and Erotic Liberalism: Women and Revolution in Montesquieu’s "Persian Letter". Schaub has contributed chapters to several books, including “From Hearth-Fires to Hell-Fires: Hawthorne and the Cartesian Project,” in the book, Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver: Honoring the Work of Leon R. Kass, and “Captain Kirk and the Art of Rule,” in the book Faith, Reason, and Political Life Today. Schaub has also been published in many academic journals and newspapers including National AffairsNational Affairs
National Affairs, Inc. is a U.S. organization which publishes a public-policy quarterly by the same name. It began publishing National Affairs in September 2009, describing itself as "a quarterly journal of essays about domestic policy, political economy, society, culture, and political thought...
, the Baltimore Sun, and The Public Interest
The Public Interest
The Public Interest was a quarterly public policy journal founded by established New York intellectuals Daniel Bell and Irving Kristol in 1965. It was a leading neoconservative journal on political economy and culture, aimed at a readership of journalists, scholars, and policy makers...
.
- Kass, Amy A., Leon Kass, and Diana Schaub (eds.) (2011). What So Proudly We Hail: America’s Soul in Story, Speech, and Song Intercollegiate Studies Institute ISBN 1610170067
- Schaub, Diana J. (1995). Erotic Liberalism: Women and Revolution in Montesquieu's "Persian Letters" Rowman & Littlefield ISBN 0-8476-8039-8
Honors and Awards
Schaub has received numerous awards and fellowships throughout her career. Schaub was awarded the Richard M. WeaverRichard M. Weaver
Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago. He is primarily known as a shaper of mid- 20th century conservatism and as an authority on modern rhetoric...
Prize for Scholarly Letters in 2001, and received a research grant from the Earhart Foundation in 1995. She was also appointed to the Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
’s Task Force on the Virtues of a Free Society in 2007.