Jeffrey Herndon, Ph.D.
Department Head & Professor of Political Science

  • Faculty
Political Science
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Political Science

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Political Science, Louisiana State University, 2003
  • M.A., Political Science, Texas State University, 1993
  • B.A., Political Science/History, Texas State University, 1989

Academic Positions

  • Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2022-present
  • Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2010-2022
  • Assistant Professor, TAMUC, 2006-2010
  • Instructor, Louisiana State University, 2003-2006
  • Instructor, Texas State University, 1993-1994
  • Assistant Instructor, Texas State University, 1991-1993

Awards and Honors

  • Honors Professor of the Year, Student Honors Council, TAMUC, 2011-2012

Professional Organizations

  • American Political Science Association
  • Southwestern Political Science Association
  • Southern Political Science Association

Selected Publications

  • “The Reluctant Prince: Machiavelli, Michael Corleone, and the virtu of The Godfather,” paper prepared for presentation at the Southern Political Science Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2012.
  • “Walter Lippmann and the Twenty-first Century,” presented at the Southern Political Science Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2011.
  • Invited participant, “Liberty in Walter Lippmann's The Public Philosophy, Liberty Fund Socratic Seminar, Indianapolis, Indiana (forthcoming, August 2009).
  • “The Politics of the Pedestal: George Washington as Symbol and
    Substance,” at the Southern Political Science Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8-10, 2009.

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PSCI 412 The Age of Ideology

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