Ph.D. Emory University (political science) M.A. Emory University (political science) B.A. University of Missouri (political science and journalism).
Bio
Gregg Ivers is Professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University. Professor Ivers is the author or editor of eight books, including To Build a Wall: American Jews and the Separation of Church and State, Creating Constitutional Change and Inside the Judicial Process. and numerous articles on constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, law and popular culture, the civil rights movement and other topics that meet at the intersection of law, politics and society. He is a past recipient of the School of Public Affairs Outstanding Teaching Award, Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award and Diversity and Inclusion Award. He and has been recognized by the Honors Program and University College for excellence in teaching and curriculum design. Professor Ivers' latest book is Constitutional Law: An Introduction (2013), which is the first book in the field of public law designed exclusively for on-line learners, the fastest growing segment of undergraduate enrollment. The book includes an extensive website with innovative, interactive material and a multi-media design.
Since 2000, Professor Ivers has served as co-editor of the Constitutionalism and Democracy Series published by the University of Virginia Press.
Professor Ivers is currently working on a book, Swingin' at Jim Crow: How Jazz Became a Civil Rights Movement.
In June 2018, Professor Ivers launched the (ongoing) Julian Bond Oral History Project, serving as Director. The project documents the rise of civil rights activist, professor and public intellectual Julian Bond's rise to prominence from 1960-1968. The project also features oral history interviews and other material related to the civil rights movement with former activists, journalists and and government officials.
