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William Barclay Allen

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www.msu.edu/~allenwi

Education: B. A., Pepperdine College (1967); M. A. (1968), Ph.D. (1972),

Claremont Graduate School.

Languages: French (fluent); Greek (competent); Latin (weak); German (reading,

weak); Spanish (reading); Italian (reading, weak).

Current Position/Fields: Professor of Political Science, Department of Political

Science, Michigan State Univ. Fields: political philosophy, American government,

jurisprudence.

Visiting Senior Scholar in the Matthew J. Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and

the Public Good at Villanova University.

Adjunct Professor, Yorktownuniversity.com (on-line)

Academic Advisor and Faculty Member, Institute for Responsible Citizenship,

Washington, D. C. (Georgetown University), 2002-Present.

Professional Experience:

2006-07: Ann & Herbert W. Vaughan Visiting Fellow in the James Madison

Program at Princeton.

Adjunct Professor, Anderson University-SC (on-line)

2004-06: Chair, Working Group for the Improvement of Undergraduate Education,

Michigan State University.

Director, Program in Public Policy and Administration, Michigan State University

(2002-2005).

Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (1998-99, on leave from

MSU).

Dean and Professor, James Madison College, Michigan State University (1993

1998).

Harvey Mudd College, Professor of Government, 1983-94, initial appointment as

Assistant Professor in 1972, with tenure in 1976, and promotion to Associate

Professor in 1976. Fields: political philosophy, American government,

jurisprudence.

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Fuller Curriculum Vitae available @ www.msu.edu/~allenwi

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Chairman, United States Commission on Civil Rights, August 8, 1988 to October 23,

1989.

Member, National Council on the Humanities, 1984-1987 (resigned to take seat on

Commission on Civil Rights).

Fellowships/Awards:

Booker T. Washington Legacy Award, Heartland Institute, Chicago, IL. Fulbright

Senior Specialists Roster, 2002-2007. LlD (honoris causa), Averett College, 1998.

1997 Templeton Honor Roll (individually and institutionally). Ll.D. (honoris causa),

1988, Pepperdine University. Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States

Constitution, Bicentennial Educational Grant Program, 1988-89. Earhart Foundation

Research Grant, 1986-87. Prix Montesquieu, 1986, Academie de Montesquieu.

Member, Acad mie de Montesquieu, 1984. Kellogg National Fellow, Kellogg

Foundation, 1984-87. Fulbright Advanced Teaching Fellow (France), 1970-71.

Courses Taught:

Freshman Humanities Seminar Xenophon s Agesilaus

The American Founding Moral Fables and What They Tell

Modern Political Theory Can America Survive in the 80s

Seminar in Geometry The Science of Politics

Honors Seminar The Idea of Founding

Introduction to American Techniques of Political Analysis

Political Science Science and Modernity

Plato s Laws Senior Humanities Seminar

Aristotle s Politics Plato s Republic (hybrid)

Law and the Social System Political Journalism

Constitutional Law Seminar in Geometry

the Bill of Rights Culture, Politics & Post-

American National Government Colonialism (hybrid)

Hobbes Classical Political Philosophy

The Development of (hybrid)

Antifederalism Political Thought

Tocqueville Modern Political Philosophy

American Political Thought Introduction to Political

Aristotle s Ethics Philosophy (hybrid)

Comparative Social and Political Introduction to American

National Government (hybrid)

Systems

Montesquieu Aristotle s Physics (hybrid)

Greek Tutorial The Political Thought of Harriet

Latin Tutorial Stowe (hybrid)

French Tutorial State and Local Politics (on-line)

The Origin of Parties in the Introduction to American

National Government (on-line)

United States

Politics and the Novel Dateline 1787: The Constitutional

What is Science Convention (on-line)

The Federalist Papers [St. John s College: Philosophy

Locke and Theology; Mathematics and

Natural Science; Literature;

History of Political Philosophy

Politics and Society]

Thucydides History

Current Research:

New, critical edition translation of Montesquieu, L Esprit des lois, plus commentary,

manuscript selections currently under publication review.

Pending Research:

Translation (with Carol M. Allen), Jacques Peuchet, Discours Pr liminaire de

l Encyclop die M thodique.

Publications:

Some Books

George Washington: America s First Progressive (Peter Lang, Inc.), 2008.

The Personal and the Political: Three Fables by Montesquieu (UPA), 2008.

Re-Thinking Uncle Tom: The Political Philosophy of H. B. Stowe (Lexington

Books), 2008.

Habits of Mind: Fostering Excellence and Access in Higher Education, with

Carol M. Allen, Transaction Publishers, Inc. (2003)

George Washington: A Collection, editor and Introduction (Indianapolis: Liberty

Press, 1988) 3d printing, 2003.

The Essential Antifederalist: Second Edition, with Gordon Lloyd (Rowman &

Littlefield, 2002).

The Federalist Papers: A Commentary: The Baton Rouge Lectures. A full-

length commentary, plus an analytical legal index. New York: Peter Lang, Inc.,

2000.

Let the Advice Be Good: A Defense of Madison s Democratic Nationalism,

Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1994.

Some Chapters in Books & Volumes

RISING BY FALLING: George Washington and the Concept of a Limited

Presidency, for 12 Decisions That Made a Difference, U. S. State Department,

forthcoming, 2005.

Political Arithmetic: Social Science, Scientific Revolution, Political

Innovation, in Statistics Science and Public Policy. IX. Government, Science

and Politics. edited by A. M. Herzberg and R. W. Oldford (Kingston, ONT:

Queens University, 2005).

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Jesus Walked on Water; George Washington Built on Land, in Faith-Based,

Not Bureaucracy-Bound, ed. by Ken Masugi (Claremont, California: The

Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy,

2004).

The Laws of Science and the Rule of Law. Statistics, Science and Public

Policy. VIII. Science, Ethics and the Law (Kingston, Ontario, Canada: Queen s

University, 2004).

Morals, Crimes, Responsibility, Science, Proceedings, Statistics, Science and

Public Policy. VI. Science and Responsibility (Kingston, Ontario, Canada:

Queen s University, 2002).

EXCELLENCE IN JUDGMENT: The Curriculum, Proceedings, Statistics,

Science and Public Policy. V. Society, Science and Education (Kingston,

Ontario, Canada: Queen s University, 2001).

"Machiavelli and Modernity: The Strength of Justice; Thoughts on Machiavelli's

Prince," in Machiavelli's Prince, translation and commentaries, tr. by Angelo

Codevilla, New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1997.

"The Truth About Citizenship: An Outline," Cardozo Journal of International

and Comparative Law, vol. 4, No. 2, Summer 1996, pp. 355-372.

"E Pluribus Unum: Sentieri Verso L'Unita," in Etnie, Culture e Unita

dell'Europa, ed. by Vincenzo Buonomo (Milan, Italy: FrancoAngeli s.r.l., 1992),

proceedings of the International Symposium on "Il Nuovo Pluralismo," held at

Treviso, Italy, November, 1989.

"Egalite et Droit dans le Monde Actuel," in Ethique et droit A l'age

democratique, (Caen, France: Centre de Philosophie Politique et Juridique),

1990:18 (pp. 175-88).

Some Articles

That all Tragedy is Local: Book 18 of Spirit of the Laws, Interpretation: A

Journal of Political Philosophy, 31:2:2004.

Making Citizens, Claremont Review of Books, III:3:2003.

Equality and Right in the Contemporary World, The Good Society: A PEGS

Journal, vol. 9 no. 1, 1999, pp. 84-89.

"L'Ethique de Montesquieu: Principe de la fondation de la democratie

americaine," PRIX MONTESQUIEU, Academie Montesquieu, Actes, 2, 95-128

(1986).

"In Search of Freedom: Slavery and the Principles of the American Founding,"

American Journal of Jurisprudence, 28 (1983).

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"Montesquieu's Lysimachus: A Translation and Commentary," Independent

Journal of Philosophy, vol. ii, 1978.

Federal Representation: The Design of the Thirty-fifth Federalist Paper,"

Publius: The Journal of Federalism, summer, 1976.

"Theory and Practice in the Founding of the Republic," Interpretation, iv: 2

(1974).

Recent/Forthcoming Presentations:

The Constitutionality and Effect of Affirmative Action Programs, Yale Law

School Federalist Society, New Haven, March 4, 2008.

Intellectual Diversity, University Culture, and Inclusion, for the University of

Colorado Diversity Summit: Creating and Assessing a Diverse and Inclusive

University Climate, Tivoli Turnhalle, Boulder, CO, November 30, 2007.

Washington: From Yorktown to Washington, Christopher Newport University s

First Annual Conference on Civic Engagement: Founding the American

Experiment

Newport News, Va., October 22- 23, 2007.

Constitution Day, Heritage Research Institute, Lapeer, MI, September 22, 2007.

"Racial Equality under the Constitution: Is the Constitution Color Blind?" (with Randall

Kennedy), Constitution Day, Colgate University, Hamilton Sept. 17, 2007.

Presidents and the Constitution: George Washington, A Co-Sponsored Program of the

Bill of Rights Institute and Liberty Fund, Mt. Vernon, September 13, 2007.

The Federalists: A Seminar, Instruction, Institute for Responsible Citizenship,

Georgetown University, Washington, D. C., June 1-28, 2006.

The Washington Administration and The Adams Administration, The Molly

Pitcher Liberty Fellowship, Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District

Summer 2007 Institute, June 29, 2007.

Washington: Slaveholder and Liberator, Red, White, and Blue: Perspectives on

America 2007, Anderson Indiana Teachers Seminar, Princeton University, June

21, 2007.

THE FOREIGN POLICY OF FREEDOM: or, The Speech Colin Powell Should

Have Given, The Free Society: Foundations and Challenges - A Public

Conference of The Association for the Study of Free Institutions and the James

Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University,

May 14-15, 2007.

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Translating Power: Commentary on "Spirit of the Laws" Book XI, Visiting

Fellows Midday Seminar, James Madison Program in American Ideals and

Institutions, Princeton University, March 1, 2007.

Black Men and the Urban Education System, 2007 State of Black Men in

America Conference: Six Faces of Being a Black Man, Black Men's

Awareness Group, Princeton University, Princeton, March 3, 2007.

General George Washington and President George Washington, The

Alexander Hamilton Liberty Fellowship, Paterson School District, Fall 2006

Colloquium II, February 24, 2007.

A New Conversation on Race and Ethnicity (ANCORE), A Leadership

Assembly sponsored by Toward A Fair Michigan, Organizer and Presenter,

DeWitt, Michigan, December 8, 2006.

Nullification and The Dred Scott Decision, The Alexander Hamilton Liberty

Fellowship, Paterson School District, Fall 2006 Colloquium II, December 2,

2006.

Multiculturalism and Affirmative Action, The Public Interest and the Making

of American Public Policy: 1965-2005, James Madison Program in American

Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University, November 30-December 1, 2006.

Antecedent English Documents, The Governor Livingston Liberty Fellowship

Berkley Heights School District, Fall 2006 Colloquium, November 18, 2006.

Affirmative Action: Pro and Con, Wayne State University [Co-sponsored by

Black Law Students Association and College Republicans, Detroit, Michigan,

October 24, 2006.

Affirmative Action: Pro and Con, Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, Grosse

Pointe, Michigan, October 22, 2006.

Affirmative Action: Pro and Con, Union Missionary Baptist Church, Lansing,

Michigan, October 19, 2006.

Brief of Amici Curiae, in Operation King s Dream, et al. v. Ward Connerly, et

al., No. 06-2144, United States Court of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit, On

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Michigan, William Barclay Allen and Toward A Fair Michigan, In opposition to

Appelants' Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal, September 8,

2006.

Where Do You Stand, video production, appeared as presenter, Toward A Fair

Michigan, East Lansing, Michigan, August 2006.

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Benjamin Franklin and the Constitution and Benjamin Franklin and Slavery,

for the Benjamin Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, July 4, 2006.

Closing The Academic Achievement Gap, Progress and

Disappointments, Self-Reliance and the Role of Government, and Keynote

Address, A National Apology for Slavery?, for the symposium, Booker T.

Washington: A Re-Examination, sponsored by The New Coalition and

Heartland Institute, Chicago, June 4-6, 2006.

Terrorism: Evidence or Prejudice, Conference on Statistics, Science and Public

Policy, Herstmonceux Castle, Queen s University International Study Centre,

April 20, 2006.

George Washington as Founder, Villanova University, February 16, 2006.

George Washington as Founder, Princeton University, February 15, 2006.

George Washington as Founder, American Freedom Conference, for The

Constitutional Coalition, St. Louis, January 27, 2006.

Now that the University Has Become the High School ?, delivered to the

Queen s University Retirees Association, Kingston, Ontario, January 24, 2006.

Cyrus and the Temple: The Relation Between Monotheism and Political

Progress. Invited Lecture, Notre Dame, Dept. of Politics, October 14, 2005.

Cyrus and the Temple: The Relation Between Monotheism and Political

Progress. Invited Lecture, Holy Cross College, Center for Religion, Ethics, and

Culture, April 1, 2005.

Uncle Tom s Cabin Engages the Canon, A Presentation delivered at panel on

Rethinking Uncle Tom for the 11th Annual Conference ACTC (Association for

Core Texts and Courses): Contemplation, Crisis, Construct: Appropriating Core

Texts in the Curriculum. Thursday-Sunday, April 7-10, 2005. Sponsored by

Malaspina University College and Simon Fraser University and Co-sponsored by

The University of British Columbia. Held at The Renaissance Vancouver

Harbourside Hotel Vancouver, British Columbia.

Rethinking Uncle Tom: The Literary Question, A paper delivered at the

Annual Meeting of The Southwest Political Science Association, panel on

Founding Principles in American Literature held in New Orleans, Louisiana,

March 25-27, 2005.

Radicals and Librarians: Finding Inspiration in Black History, invited lecture,

Kent State University, Library and Media Services, February 22, 2005.

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Rethinking Uncle Tom: Wrong Turns in Black History. Panel presentation

Philadelphia Society Fall Regional Meeting, Black History and Conservative

Principles. Philadelphia, PA. October 1-2, 2004.

Panel member, Roundtable discussion on God and Politics in America, 2004.

Institute for the Study of Christianity & Culture, 5th Annual Conference. Kellogg

Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. September 24-25, 2004.

Best Friends: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, lecture

delivered to New Hampshire Center for Constitutional Studies, Constitution

Day Celebration, Concord, New Hampshire, September 19, 2004.

Roundtable : Habits of Mind: Fostering Access and Excellence in Higher

Education meets No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning, Annual

Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 2,

2004.

The Best Regime, comments on the papers prepared for delivery at the panel,

Is America the Best Regime? for the Claremont Institute for the Study of

Statesmanship and Political Philosophy, Annual Meeting of the American

Political Science Association, September 2, 2004, Chicago, Illinois

General Washington: Saving the Revolution, An occasional talk by W. B.

Allen, Michigan State University, delivered on July 4, 2004 to the Lead-America

Junior War College held at Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee

University.

Know Thyself: The Role of Leadership, Judgment and Standards in Educational

Assessment. (with C. M. Allen), American Academy for Liberal Education

2004 National Meeting. Washington, DC. June 28, 2004.

In Defense of George Washington, a review of An Imperfect God: George

Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America, by Henry Wiencek.

Delivered at Mt. Vernon Ladies Association, Mt. Vernon, Virginia, June 25,

2004 for the Institute for Responsible Citizenship (and also at the Van

Hauenstein Center, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, April 15,

2004).

Invited lecture. Freedom Seminar on Culture, Values, and American Political

Life. Northwood University, Midland, MI. June 19, 2004.

Political Arithmetic: Social Science, Scientific Revolution, Political

Innovation, an invited paper presented to the panel, Statistics and Science, at

the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC), Montr al

(Qu bec), June 2, 2004.

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Political Arithmetic: Social Science, Scientific Revolution, Political Founding,

keynote address, presented to the Conference on Statistics, Science, and Public

Policy, program on Government, Science and Politics, April 22, 2004, Queen s

University, Herstmonceux, UK.

The Power to Be Free. Black History Festival. Peck Community Center,

Fernandina Beach, FL. February 21, 2004.

Tocqueville s Calliclean Dilemma: The Two Equalities, presented at the

Annual Meeting of The American Political Science Association, Panel on

Alexis de Tocqueville: Friend or Enemy of Progressivism Of the Claremont

Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy, held August,

28, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Know Thyself: Proficient Humanity, the End Continuous Assessment, the

Means, presented (with Carol M. Allen) at 15th International Conference on

Assessing Quality in Higher Education July 14, 2003, Cape Town, South Africa.

George Washington and the Constitution, the Institute for Responsible

Citizenship s Mt. Vernon Lecture, June 25,2003

the laws of science and the rule of law, for the forum on Science, Ethics and

the Law, for the Eighth Conference on Statistics, Science and Public Policy,

April 23-26, 2003 Queen s University, Herstmonceux, UK.

MAKING CITIZENS, Conference on American Citizenship in the Age of

Multicultural Immigration, Chapman University School of Law, Salvatori

Center of Claremont McKenna College, and The Claremont Institute, March 20-

22, 2003. Abridged version, Claremont Review of Books, (2003: III,4).

Founding Habits, Constitution Day Address, John M. Ashbrook Center for

Public Affairs, Ashland, OH, September 17, 2002.

Jesus Walked on Water, George Washington Walked on Land. Keynote

Address, Urban Planning and the City of God Conference, sponsored by the

Claremont Institute, Chapman University, Orange, CA, February 21, 2002.

Literacy, Info-Literacy, and Damned Illiteracy, or Literacy at All Levels, from

the Ridiculous to the Sublime, with Carol M. Allen, for the Conference on

Statistics, Science and Public Policy, 18-21 April 2001,Queen s University

International Study Centre, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, UK, published in

Conference Proceedings, 2002.

Crime, Morality and Responsibility, for the Conference on Statistics, Science

and Public Policy, 18-21 April 2001,Queen s University International Study

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Centre, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, UK, published in Conference

Proceedings, 2002.

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