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Stephen Whit­field

Stephen Whit­field is Pro­fes­sor of Amer­i­can Stud­ies (Emer­i­tus) at Bran­deis Uni­ver­si­ty. He is the author of Learn­ing on the Left: Polit­i­cal Pro­files of Bran­deis Uni­ver­si­ty (2020).

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Gar­rett Eisler
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Adam Kirsch
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Hasia R. Diner
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Miri­am Nyhan Grey
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