North America Experts
Professor of Public Policy and Technology at the School of Public Policy at George Mason University
Professor of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta
ExpertiseCold War; NORAD; cultural policy
Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History at George Washington University, and Director of the Afro-American Communities Project of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
EducationPh.D. in history from Brandeis UniversityExpertiseRace relations, African American History
Kent H. Hughes is currently the Director of the Program on America and the Global Economy (PAGE) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. As part of the PAGE agenda, he published a book, Building the Next American Century: The Past and Future of American Economic Competitiveness (Wilson Center Press 2005), which emphasizes the importance of innovation and education to America’s fut...
branch chief, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
Associate Professor of History and African American Studies and Affiliated Professor of Performing Arts (Jazz) at Georgetown University
I came to academia after many years working as a Community and Human rights organizer and before that as a shipyard rigger, longshoreman and house painter. My wife, Laura Ginsburg, and I have two children. Lena is a graduate of the National Cathedral School for Girls and the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and Miles is a graduate of St Albans School for Boys and the University of M...