Steven Muller
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Steven Muller was the president of the Johns Hopkins University
, serving from 1972 to 1990.
He came to the United States in 1940, and he has been a naturalized citizen of the U.S. since 1949.
Muller graduated from UCLA in 1948 and received his Ph.D. in Government
from Cornell University
. From 1949 to 1951 he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. After serving in the Army Signal Corps during 1954-1955, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science
at Haverford College
and Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University
. While serving as Vice President for Public Affairs of Cornell University
, Muller played a leading role in negotiating the end to the occupation of Willard Straight Hall
by African American students on April 20, 1969.
In 1971 he became Provost at JHU, and went on to serve as the University’s 10th President.
Muller’s specialties are comparative government and international relations, with particular emphasis on political developments in Europe. He has authored a textbook and numerous articles in this field.
Today Dr. Muller is co-chairman of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at JHU; trustee of the German Marshall Fund of the United States; member of the executive committee of the Atlantic Council of the United States.
In June 1990, the main building of the Space Telescope Science Institute
in Baltimore
was named „Steven Muller Building“ after him.
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, serving from 1972 to 1990.
He came to the United States in 1940, and he has been a naturalized citizen of the U.S. since 1949.
Muller graduated from UCLA in 1948 and received his Ph.D. in Government
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
. From 1949 to 1951 he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. After serving in the Army Signal Corps during 1954-1955, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
and Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
. While serving as Vice President for Public Affairs of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Muller played a leading role in negotiating the end to the occupation of Willard Straight Hall
Willard Straight Hall
Willard Straight Hall is the student union building on the central campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is located on Campus Road, adjacent to the Ho Plaza and the Gannett Health Center.-History:...
by African American students on April 20, 1969.
In 1971 he became Provost at JHU, and went on to serve as the University’s 10th President.
Muller’s specialties are comparative government and international relations, with particular emphasis on political developments in Europe. He has authored a textbook and numerous articles in this field.
Today Dr. Muller is co-chairman of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at JHU; trustee of the German Marshall Fund of the United States; member of the executive committee of the Atlantic Council of the United States.
In June 1990, the main building of the Space Telescope Science Institute
Space Telescope Science Institute
The Space Telescope Science Institute is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope and for the James Webb Space Telescope...
in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
was named „Steven Muller Building“ after him.
Partial bibliography
- From Occupation to Cooperation. The United States and United Germany in a Changing World Order (co-editor, with Gebhard Schweigler). W. W. Norton & Company, New York/London 1992, ISBN 0-393-96254-7
- Universities in the Twenty First Century (editor). Berghahn Books, Providence/Oxford 1996. ISBN 1-57181-026-9
- In Search of Germany (co-editor, with Michael MertesMichael MertesMichael Mertes is a German chief officer and author. He was a political advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl from 1987 to 1998, and he served in the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia as the state’s representative to the German federal institutions and to the European Union from 2006 to 2010...
and Heinrich August WinklerHeinrich August WinklerHeinrich August Winkler is a German historian.After attending a Gymnasium in Ulm, he studied history, political science, philosophy and public law at Münster, Heidelberg and Tübingen. In 1970 he became professor at the Free University of Berlin. From 1972 to 1991 he was professor at the University...
). Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick/London 1996, ISBN 1-56000-880-6