Last updated on: 2/2/2017 | Author: ProCon.org

Thomas E. Mann, PhD Biography

Title:
W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution
Position:
None Found to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of May 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with PhDs and JDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the ACLU. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the ACLU.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, 1991-present
  • Excellence in Public Service Award, School of Public Policy and Management, Ohio State University, 2005
  • Expert Witness, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission and Defendant Intervenors, McConnell v. FEC, concerning the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
  • Charles E. Merriam Award, American Political Science Association (shared with Robert A. Katzmann), 2001
  • Civic Education Recognition Award, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (shared with Sheilah Mann) 2001
  • Director, Governmental Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, 1987-1999
  • Hubert Humphrey Award (shared with Norman Ornstein), Policy Studies Organization, 1997
  • Executive Director, American Political Science Association, 1981-1987
  • Visiting Fellow and Co-Director, Congress Project, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1979-1981
  • Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1981-1985
  • Assistant Director, American Political Science Association, 1977-1981
  • Director, Congressional Fellowship Program, American Political Science Association, 1970-1980
  • Staff Associate, American Political Science Association, 1970-1976
  • Congressional Fellow, American Political Science Association, 1969-1970
  • Legislative assistant to Representative James G. O’Hara and Senator Philip A. Hart
  • Assistant Study Director, Survey Research Center, and Instructor, Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)Summer Program, University of Michigan, 1968-1969
Education:
  • PhD, University of Michigan, 1977
  • MA, University of Michigan, 1968
  • BA, University of Florida, 1966
Other:
  • None found
Quoted in:
  1. Is the ACLU Justified in Claiming That Limits on Political Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Compromise Free Speech?