Samuel J. Abrams @SamuelAbramsAEI
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Bio
Samuel J. Abrams is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on questions of related civic and political culture and American ideologies. He is concurrently a professor of politics and social science at Sarah Lawrence College, and a faculty fellow with New York University’s Center for Advanced Social Science Research.
Dr. Abrams has been widely published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Interest, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. He is the author of several books on a variety of topics including public opinion, Congress, religion and society, and polarization. His scholarly articles have been featured in peer-reviewed journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, The Jewish Journal, and PS: Political Science & Politics. He is presently working on two book projects exploring partisanship, polarization, and society.
Dr. Abrams has an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University and is an alumnus of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government Program on Inequality and Social Policy. He received his A.B. in political science and sociology from Stanford University.
Experience
- Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution, 2012–19
- Professor of Politics, Sarah Lawrence College, 2010–present
- Faculty Fellow, Center for Advanced Social Science Research, New York University, 2009–present
- Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, 2013–14
- Fellow, Hamilton Center for Political Economy, New York University, 2008–09
Education
Ph.D., M.A., political science and government, Harvard University
A.B., Stanford University
Highlighted Work
The American dream is alive and well
Most people in this country say that they are living the American dream — but what they mean by the phrase might surprise you.
Think professors are liberal? Try school administrators
While considerable focus has been placed in recent decades on the impact of the ideological bent of college professors, when it comes to collegiate life — living in dorms, participating in extracurricular organizations — the ever-growing ranks of administrators have the biggest influence on students and campus life across the country.
New England’s hallowed halls, crumbling
New Englanders have a long and storied tradition of localism and a fierce ability to solve problems. It’s time for them to demand more diversity of ideas on their hallowed quads and campuses.
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