Kirk R. Emmert joined the Kenyon faculty in 1978 after previously serving in the Department of Government at Bowdoin College (1967-75) and in the Ford White House (1975-1976). His teaching at Kenyon includes the Quest for Justice, courses on the Presidency and the Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, educational policy and public policy as well as American Political Thought. He has published widely on Churchill, including a book, Winston Churchill on Empire. He is currently writing a book about Theodore Roosevelt and the American presidency. Professor Emmert has served the College in many ways, including chairing the Tenure and Promotions Committee and chairing the Committee for the Inauguration of President Robert Oden. He was elected Mayor of Gambier in November 2003 and reelected in 2007.

Areas of Expertise

The Presidency, Constitutional law, statesmanship

Education

A.B. Williams College, 1959
A.M. University of Chicago, 1963
Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1972

Courses Taught

PSCI 101-102: The Quest for Justice
PSCI 200: Liberal Democracy in America
PSCI 301: The American Presidency
PSCI 300: Congress and Public Policy-Making
PSCI 310: Public Policy
PSCI 311: American Public Policy: School Reform
PSCI 312: American Constitutional Law
PSCI 391: ST: The Statesmanship of Winston Churchill
PSCI 397: Junior Honors Seminar
PSCI 430: Constitutional Controversy: Federalists versus Anti-Federalists