David Menefee-Libey
David J. Menefee-Libey | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1958 International Falls, Minnesota |
| Education | St. Olaf College, University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science, Public policy analysis |
| Workplaces | Community Renewal Society, RAND Corporation, Pomona College |
David Menefee-Libey (born August 13, 1958) is an American political scientist and public policy analyst. He is the William A. Johnson Professor of Government at Pomona College in Claremont, California.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Menefee-Libey was born on the US-Canada border in International Falls, Minnesota in 1958. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College in 1980, and attended the University of Chicago.[1], where he earned Master of Arts and then his PhD Degree in Political Science in 1989.
From 1981 to 1986, while in graduate school, Menefee-Libey worked at the "Community Renewal Society"., "a faith-based, community organizing and public policy organization that works with congregations in and around Chicago to address issues of racism and poverty." He was a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution in 1986-87 and an Associate Social Scientist at the Washington, DC office of the RAND Corporation in 1987-1989.
Menefee-Libey joined the Pomona College faculty in 1989 [1], and served as Coordinator of the college's Program in Public Policy Analysis for many years. He won the college's Wig Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching seven times, a record he shares with two colleagues. In 1999-2000 he participated in the Fulbright Program as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the University of Limerick in the Republic of Ireland.
In July 2022, he was appointed the William A. Johnson Professor of Government, an endowed chair.[2]
Scholarly work
[edit]Menefee-Libey's scholarly work focuses primarily on the politics of elementary and secondary school policymaking in the United States; and campaigns and elections in the United States.
Personal life
[edit]Menefee-Libey lives in Claremont, California with his family.[1]
Selected books, articles, and papers
[edit]- Menefee-Libey, David; Herrington, Carolyn; Choi, Kyoung-Jun; Marsh, Julie; Bulkley, Katrina (December 2023). "Bending Without Breaking: COVID-19 Tests the Resilience of State Education Policymaking Institutions". Ed Working Papers, Annenberg Exchange. doi:10.26300/rph8-8j04.
- Menefee-Libey, David (November 2015). "High School Civics Textbooks: What We Know Versus What We Teach About American Politics and Public Policy". Journal of Political Science Education. 11 (4). doi:10.1080/15512169.2015.1072051.
- Menefee-Libey, David; Kerchner, Charles Taylor (March 2015). "California's first year with local control finance and accountability". Education Policy Analysis Archives. 23. doi:10.14507/epaa.v23.2022.
- Menefee-Libey, David (2010). "Neoliberal School Reform in Chicago? Renaissance 2010, Portfolios of Schools, and Diverse Providers". Between Public and Private: Politics, Governance, and the New Portfolio Models for Urban School Reform. By Bulkley, Katrina E.; Henig, Jeffrey R.; Levin, Henry M. Harvard Education Press. ISBN 978-1-9347-4269-3.
- Kerchner, Charles T.; Menefee-Libey, David J.; Mulfinger, Laura Steen; Clayton, Stephanie E. (2010). Learning from L.A.: Institutional Change in American Public Education. Harvard Education Press. ISBN 978-1-934742-02-0.
- Menefee-Libey, David J. (2000). The Triumph of Campaign-Centered Politics. Chatham House Publishers. ISBN 9781889119199.
- Menefee-Libey, David (August 1997). "Education as a Basic Industry". Education and Urban Society. 4 (29). doi:10.1177/0013124597029004002.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "David Menefee-Libey". Pomona College. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ↑ Harry, Lorraine Wu (June 13, 2022). "Nine Faculty Members Appointed to Endowed Professorships". Pomona College. Retrieved June 25, 2022.