Dennis Dalton
Encyclopedia
From 1969 through 2008, Dennis Gilmore Dalton was the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science at Barnard College
, Columbia University
where he received tenure after two years. Dalton holds a Ph.D., University of London, 1965, M.A., University of Chicago, 1962, and B.A., Rutgers University, 1960.
Publicly, he is regarded as one of the well-respected authorities on Mahatma Gandhi
; at Columbia, he is also known as a legendary teacher, whose lectures are filled with vitality and
condensed wisdom. He began teaching at Barnard in 1969, and had a reputation for holding back no tears when the discussion got emotional.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, his M.A.(in Political Science) from the University of Chicago, and finally his Ph.D. in political theory from the University of London. During lectures at Barnard, he mentioned spending time studying by Karl Marx's grave while he was at the University of London.
Joining a student hunger strike advocating a more multi-cultural curriculum, Dalton told a reporter, "I want the core curriculum supplemented by writings on Gandhi, King, Malcolm X. I want a change. I have been arguing with the people in the administration since 1969 about this and have been met by indifference. I would like some acknowledgment of non-violence in the Core."
Dalton is the author of numerous articles and books, including "Mahatma Gandhi:
Nonviolent Power in Action" and "Indian Idea of Freedom."
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
where he received tenure after two years. Dalton holds a Ph.D., University of London, 1965, M.A., University of Chicago, 1962, and B.A., Rutgers University, 1960.
Publicly, he is regarded as one of the well-respected authorities on Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
; at Columbia, he is also known as a legendary teacher, whose lectures are filled with vitality and
condensed wisdom. He began teaching at Barnard in 1969, and had a reputation for holding back no tears when the discussion got emotional.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, his M.A.(in Political Science) from the University of Chicago, and finally his Ph.D. in political theory from the University of London. During lectures at Barnard, he mentioned spending time studying by Karl Marx's grave while he was at the University of London.
Joining a student hunger strike advocating a more multi-cultural curriculum, Dalton told a reporter, "I want the core curriculum supplemented by writings on Gandhi, King, Malcolm X. I want a change. I have been arguing with the people in the administration since 1969 about this and have been met by indifference. I would like some acknowledgment of non-violence in the Core."
Dalton is the author of numerous articles and books, including "Mahatma Gandhi:
Nonviolent Power in Action" and "Indian Idea of Freedom."
Books
- Indian Idea of Freedom: Political Thought of Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo Ghose, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore , The Academic Press, 1982
- Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action , Columbia University Press, 1993
Awards
- Senior Fulbright Scholarship for Research and Teaching in Nepal, 1994–95
- Ann Whitney Olin Senior Award for Teaching and Research, 1989–94
- Emily Gregory Award for Distinguished Teaching, Barnard College, 1978
- American Council of Learned Societies grant for research in South Africa, August 1975
- American Philosophical Institute grant for research in India, January–July 1975
- American Council of Learned Societies grant for research at the India Office Library, London, England, June–August 1972