Winfield Myers
Encyclopedia
Winfield Myers is an American
journalist
and public intellectual
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
Born in Georgia
, Myers is a graduate of Young Harris College
and the University of Georgia
, and attended graduate school in history at Tulane University
and the University of Michigan
. He taught on the Great Books
and Renaissance
history at Michigan, world history at Xavier University of Louisiana
, medieval history at Tulane, and early modern history and the philosophy of history at Georgia. He is director of Campus Watch
, a project of the Middle East Forum
in Philadelphia. Formerly, he was managing editor of The American Enterprise
magazine, a monthly magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute
, and managed the Washington office of the magazine.
The former CEO of Democracy Project, Myers is editor of a conservative college guide, Choosing the Right College, with an introduction by former Secretary of Education William Bennett
(Eerdmans, 1998; 2001), and past editor of the ISI Study Guides to the Liberal Arts. He was formerly senior editor of two conservative publications, the Intercollegiate Review and Campus magazine and is author of a widely distributed pamphlet for parents and students, “Asking the Right Questions in Choosing a College.”
He is known to publish articles critical of Muslims. Some criticize his views as "severely bigoted."
United States
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journalist
Journalist
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and public intellectual
Intellectual
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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Born in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, Myers is a graduate of Young Harris College
Young Harris College
Young Harris College is a private, Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college located in the mountains of northeast Georgia. The current president is Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State.-Origins:...
and the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, and attended graduate school in history at Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He taught on the Great Books
Great Books
Great Books refers primarily to a group of books that tradition, and various institutions and authorities, have regarded as constituting or best expressing the foundations of Western culture ; derivatively the term also refers to a curriculum or method of education based around a list of such books...
and Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
history at Michigan, world history at Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana , located in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college with the distinction of being the only historically black Roman Catholic institution of higher education...
, medieval history at Tulane, and early modern history and the philosophy of history at Georgia. He is director of Campus Watch
Campus Watch
Campus Watch is a web-based project of the Middle East Forum, a think tank with its headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to its website, Campus Watch "reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America with an aim to improving them." Critics of Campus Watch say that it is a...
, a project of the Middle East Forum
Middle East Forum
The Middle East Forum is an American conservative think tank founded in 1990 by Daniel Pipes, who also serves as its director. MEF became a 5013 non-profit organization in 1994...
in Philadelphia. Formerly, he was managing editor of The American Enterprise
The American Enterprise
The American Enterprise was a public policy magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Its editorial stance was politically conservative, generally advocating free-market economics and a neoconservative U.S. foreign policy.The magazine was published approximately...
magazine, a monthly magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
, and managed the Washington office of the magazine.
The former CEO of Democracy Project, Myers is editor of a conservative college guide, Choosing the Right College, with an introduction by former Secretary of Education William Bennett
William Bennett
William John "Bill" Bennett is an American conservative pundit, politician, and political theorist. He served as United States Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988. He also held the post of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under George H. W...
(Eerdmans, 1998; 2001), and past editor of the ISI Study Guides to the Liberal Arts. He was formerly senior editor of two conservative publications, the Intercollegiate Review and Campus magazine and is author of a widely distributed pamphlet for parents and students, “Asking the Right Questions in Choosing a College.”
He is known to publish articles critical of Muslims. Some criticize his views as "severely bigoted."