Peter W. Schramm
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Peter W. Schramm is an American academic. He is a Professor of Political Science at Ashland University
and the Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
in Ashland, Ohio.
Peter Schramm was born in Soviet-occupied Hungary
in 1946. His father fled with their family to America during the Hungarian Uprising
of 1956, explaining to his 10 year old son, "We were born Americans, but in the wrong place." Schramm has recalled his early years and relations with his father in several articles, deriving therefrom a philosophy of America and the American idea which has defined much of his academic pursuits.
. He received a Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School in 1981.
as the Director of the Center for International Education in the United States Department of Education
. Turning back to academics, Schramm then became a Professor of Political Science at Ashland University
and Director of Special Programs of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
in 1987. He became Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center in 1995 following the resignation and subsequent death of Charles Parton. In 2006, he also took on the role of Chairman of the Master of American History and Government Program at Ashland University
, a program that he helped to create. He has taught courses on American political thought, great American texts, Abraham Lincoln, Shakespeare and the "Human Being and Citizen."
Schramm provides daily commentary on current events at the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
weblog, No Left Turns. He has edited, co-edited, and contributed to a number of books, including, Natural Right and Political Right, The 1984 Election and the Future of American Politics, Lessons of the Bush Defeat, American Political Parties and Constitutional Politics, Consequences of the Clinton Victory, Separation of Powers and Good Government, Statecraft and Power, History of American Political Thought, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, Why Coolidge Matters, Booker T. Washington: A Re-Examination and wrote the Introduction to Lord Charnwood’s Abraham Lincoln: A Biography (Madison Books, 1996). He has lectured at the Heritage Foundation, Stanford University and the International Conservative Congress in Washington, D.C.
He is a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute and the current president of the Philadelphia Society.
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Ashland University
Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
and the Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs is a conservative academic center at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, dedicated by Ronald Reagan on May 9, 1983.It is named for the late Congressman John M...
in Ashland, Ohio.
Early life
| "Dad, in his way, was saying that he understood America to be both a place and an idea at the same time. Fundamentally, it is a place that would embrace us if we could prove that we shared in the idea. We meant to prove it." - Peter Schramm, American by Choice, The weekly Standard |
Peter Schramm was born in Soviet-occupied Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in 1946. His father fled with their family to America during the Hungarian Uprising
Hungarian Uprising
Hungarian Uprising can refer to:*Hungarian Revolution of 1848 *Hungarian Revolution of 1956...
of 1956, explaining to his 10 year old son, "We were born Americans, but in the wrong place." Schramm has recalled his early years and relations with his father in several articles, deriving therefrom a philosophy of America and the American idea which has defined much of his academic pursuits.
Education
Schramm attended Hollywood High School in Hollywood, California upon arriving in America (although he spoke no English at the time). He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University Northridge, and two Master of Arts degrees, the first in Government from the Claremont Graduate School and the second in International History from the London School of EconomicsLondon School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He received a Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School in 1981.
Career
Early in his career, Schramm served as President of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy in Claremont, California. He later served in the Reagan AdministrationReagan Administration
The United States presidency of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Reagan administration, was a Republican administration headed by Ronald Reagan from January 20, 1981, to January 20, 1989....
as the Director of the Center for International Education in the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
. Turning back to academics, Schramm then became a Professor of Political Science at Ashland University
Ashland University
Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
and Director of Special Programs of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs is a conservative academic center at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, dedicated by Ronald Reagan on May 9, 1983.It is named for the late Congressman John M...
in 1987. He became Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center in 1995 following the resignation and subsequent death of Charles Parton. In 2006, he also took on the role of Chairman of the Master of American History and Government Program at Ashland University
Ashland University
Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
, a program that he helped to create. He has taught courses on American political thought, great American texts, Abraham Lincoln, Shakespeare and the "Human Being and Citizen."
Schramm provides daily commentary on current events at the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs is a conservative academic center at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, dedicated by Ronald Reagan on May 9, 1983.It is named for the late Congressman John M...
weblog, No Left Turns. He has edited, co-edited, and contributed to a number of books, including, Natural Right and Political Right, The 1984 Election and the Future of American Politics, Lessons of the Bush Defeat, American Political Parties and Constitutional Politics, Consequences of the Clinton Victory, Separation of Powers and Good Government, Statecraft and Power, History of American Political Thought, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, Why Coolidge Matters, Booker T. Washington: A Re-Examination and wrote the Introduction to Lord Charnwood’s Abraham Lincoln: A Biography (Madison Books, 1996). He has lectured at the Heritage Foundation, Stanford University and the International Conservative Congress in Washington, D.C.
He is a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute and the current president of the Philadelphia Society.
Recognition
Schramm was honored by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2007 as an "Outstanding American by Choice." He is a seven time recipient of the Mentor Teaching Award at Ashland UniversityAshland University
Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
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External links
- Ashland University
- John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
- The Ashbrook Center's Blog, No Left Turns