Susan Dunn of Williams College Elected Fellow of the Society of American Historians
WILLIAMSTOWN - Susan Dunn, professor of humanities at Williams College, was recently elected a fellow of the Society of American Historians. Membership in the Society is an honor accorded to only 250 historians at any time, based on the literary and scholarly caliber of their historical writing.Founded in 1939 by the Pulitzer prize-winning historian Allan Nevins, the Society of American Historians was established to encourage literary distinction in the writing of history and biography. It is an affiliated society of the American Historical Association and a member of the National Coalition for History.
A prolific writer, Dunn's recent books include "Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison and the Decline of Virginia," (Basic Books) "Jefferson's Second Revolution: The Election Crisis of 1800," (Houghton Mifflin) and "Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux).
She is the co-author, with James MacGregor Burns, the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government, Emeritus, of "The Three Roosevelts" (Atlantic Monthly Press) and "George Washington" (Times Books/Henry Holt). Dunn's op-eds and articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, the Washington Post, and Harvard Magazine, among other national publications.
Dunn, who has been at Williams College since 1973, teaches leadership studies. In 2007-08 she taught "The Art of Presidential Leadership," "Sister Revolutions in France and America," and "The Revolutionary Generation: Galaxy of Leaders." In addition to Williams, she has taught at Harvard University and Wellesley College.
She received her A. B. from Smith College in 1966 and her Ph.D. in Romance Languages from Harvard University in 1973.
