Last updated on: 2/4/2009 | Author: ProCon.org

Charles L. Cohen, PhD Biography

Title:
Director of the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Sep. 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to government and constitutional law. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to government and constitutional law.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Founding Director, Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, University of Wisconsin, 2005-present
  • Professor, History and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin, 1984-present
  • Treasurer, The Isthmus Society, University of Wisconsin
  • Preliminary Review Panelist, American History, Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2006
  • Council Member, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 2002-2005
    Director, Religious Studies program, University of Wisconsin, 1997-2005
  • Emil H. Steiger Distinguished Teaching, University of Wisconsin
  • Twice winner of Karen F.F. Johnson Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin History Department
  • Alan Nevins Prize, Society of American Historians
Education:
  • PhD, University of California, Berkeley
  • BA, Yale University
Other:
  • None found