Daniel Lang, PhD

Experience/ Background

I came to Lynchburg College by way of Augustana College, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where I received my undergraduate education in political science and history. My graduate study was at the University of Virginia in the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs. I have taught at Lynchburg College since 1984.

• 1999-2005: Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lynchburg College
• 2000-present: Professor of Political Science, Lynchburg College
• 1989-1999: Associate Professor of Political Science, Lynchburg College
• 1990-1999: Department Chair, Political Science, Lynchburg College
• Spring 1991: Guest Professor, Albert Ludwigs Universitaet, Freilburg, Germany
• 1984-1989: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lynchburg College

Degrees and Certifications

• PhD (1983); MA (1979) Foreign Affairs
  University of Virginia
• BA Political Science, History
  Augustana College (1977)

Professional/ Research Interests

• American presidency
• American foreign policy
• American political culture
• International relations
• Political philosophy

Honors and Awards

• 2004: Faculty Appreciation Award, Society of Westover Fellows, Lynchburg College
• 1997: James A. Huston Excellence in Scholarship Award
• 1997: Shirley E. Rosser Excellence in Teaching Award
• 1997: Maurice Mednick Memorial Fellowship
• 1997: Organization Advisor of the Year, Lynchburg College
• 1983: Compton Fellow, Miller Center of Public Affairs
• 1980-1982: Earhart Fellow, Earhart Foundation

Publications

• "Chinua Achebe's Man of the People: The Literature of Post-Colonialism," in Thompson, ed., Universality and History: Foundations of Core (University Press of America, 2002).
• "International Commitments and Democracy: The United States and the Federal Republic of Germany," Review of Politics, Vol. 57, no. 2 (Spring 1995): 309-335.
• Co-editor with W. David Clinton, What  Makes a Successful Transition? Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1993.
• With Frederick C. Mosher, and W. David Clinton, Presidential Transitions and Foreign Affairs, Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.

  Foreign Policy in the Early Republic: The Law of Nations and the Balance of Power. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, 1986.