Curriculum Vitae
William Bradford Collins
64 Warren St.
Charleston, SC 29403
Office Address:
Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Capers Hall
171 Moultrie Street
The Citadel
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953- 5067
Education:
B.A., Politics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1996)
M.A., United States Studies, Institute of United States Studies, University of London,
London, UK (2000)
A.B.D., Political Science, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont,
California (2008)
Academic Positions:
Assistant Professor of Political Science, The Citadel (Fall 2009 to present)
Visiting Professor of Political Science, The Citadel (Fall 2007 to Spring 2009)
Adjunct Instructor of Political Science, The Citadel (Fall 2005 to Fall 2007)
Adjunct Instructor of Political Science, California State University, San
Bernardino, California (Fall, 2004)
Courses Taught:
American Government
American Constitutional Law: National Powers
American Constitutional Law: Bill of Rights and Subsequent Amendments
American Constitutional Law: Federalism
American Political Thought
Introduction to Political Science
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Teaching and Research Interests:
American Jurisprudence
Law and Legal Process
American Political Thought
The Political Theory of the American Founding
The Political Theory of American Progressivism
Ancient Political Philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero
Modern Political Philosophy: Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke
Postmodern Political Philosophy: Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger
Assistantships, Conferences, and Paper Presentations:
Research Assistant: Professor Harry Neumann, Claremont Graduate
University and Scripps College. Responsibilities include editing, typing, and
authoring an introductory chapter for a manuscript (2004 to present)
Conference: Discussant, Panel on “Southern Distinctiveness”, Citadel
Symposium on Southern Politics, March 6-7, 2008
Conference: Discussant, Panel on “Political Transformation in the South“
Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, March 6-7, 2008
Conference: Discussant, “Leo Strauss and the Literary Question: Author as
Educator”, Henry Salvatori Center, Claremont Mckenna College, August, 2007
Paper Presentation: “The Problem of Nature in Rousseau’s Second
Discourse”, Student Conference, Claremont Graduate University, Spring 2002
Paper Presentation: “Political Philosophy and the American Founding”,
Student Conference, Claremont Graduate University, Spring 2003
Memberships and Professional Organizations
American Political Science Association
South Carolina Political Science Association
Midwestern Political Science Association
References
Mark Blitz, Ph.D.
Fletcher Jones Professor of Political Philosophy
Chair, Government Department Claremont McKenna College
Athanaeum Apt. 2
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 607-3232
[email protected]
Harry V. Jaffa, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Government
Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate School
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 626 - 8371
Charles R. Kesler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Government
Claremont McKenna College
Center Court D-13
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 607-3984
[email protected]
Harry Neumann, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Scripps College
Adjunct Professor of Political Philosophy
Claremont Graduate University
150 E. 10th Street
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 626-8064
Robert Utley, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Humanities
Wake Forest University
833 Z. Smith Reynolds Library
P.O. Box 7687
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
[email protected]