

Michigan State University
Dept. of Political Science
303 S. Kedzie Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 355-6590
Fax:(517) 432-1091
Email: W_B_Allen@williambarclayallen.com
Villanova University (2008-09)
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085
Email: W_B_Allen@williambarclayallen.com

Professor William B. Allen is a professor of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University and (for the 2008-09 academic year) Senior Visiting Scholar at the Matthew J. Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good at Villanova University. During a 2006-07 sabbatical leave, he served as the Ann & Herbert W. Vaughan Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program on American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. His areas of expertise include the American founding and U.S. Constitution; the American founders (particularly George Washington); the influence of various political philosophers (especially Montesquieu) on the American founding; liberal arts education, its history, importance and problems; and the intersection of race and politics.

Professor Allen has given guest lectures and other presentations on a wide range of topics at locations throughout and beyond the United States. Many of his presentations, as well as his publications, are available on this website.
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