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William Barclay Allen
Chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
In office
August 8, 1988 – October 23, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byClarence M. Pendleton, Jr.
Succeeded byArthur Fletcher
Personal details
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Fernandina Beach, Florida, U.S.
ChildrenDanielle Allen
Alma materPepperdine College (BA)
Claremont Graduate University (MA, PhD)
OccupationPolitical science professor, formerly at Michigan State University

William Barclay Allen (born 1944) is an author, professor, and political scientist from Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States.[1] Allen has been described as a "conservative black leader in education."[2]

Biography

Allen received a Ph.D. in 1972 from Claremont Graduate University.[3]

In June 1998, Allen became the state of Virginia's chief executive for public higher education, a position he left after a tumultuous 13 months. He submitted his resignation, in large part, due to his extra-marital affair with a staffer.[4]

Allen lobbied in support of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, also known as Proposal 2, that would essentially ban affirmative action in the state. He and Carol M. Allen did this through a foundation called "Toward A Fair Michigan."[5][better source needed]

From 2018 to 2019, he was a visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy at the University of Colorado Boulder.[6]

In 2023, Allen appeared on The Ben Shapiro Show, where he discussed The State of Black America, a book that "explores the history and future of black America without the lens of victimization and government dependency",[7] and how "government destroyed the black family".[8]

Personal life

Allen is the father of classicist and political scientist Danielle Allen.[9]

Fellowships and awards

Publications

Select bibliography

  • George Washington: America's First Progressive (Peter Lang, Inc.), 2008.
  • The Personal and the Political: Three Fables by Montesquieu (UPA), 2008.
  • Re-Thinking Uncle Tom: The Political Philosophy of H. B. Stowe (Lexington Books), 2008.
  • Habits of Mind: Fostering Excellence and Access in Higher Education, with Carol M. Allen (Transaction Publishers, Inc.), 2003.
  • George Washington: A Collection, editor and Introduction (Liberty Press, 1988), 3rd printing, 2003.
  • The Essential Antifederalist: Second Edition, with Gordon Lloyd (Rowman & Littlefield), 2002.
  • The Federalist Papers: A Commentary: The "Baton Rouge Lectures". A full-length commentary, plus an analytical legal index (Peter Lang, Inc.), 2000.
  • Let the Advice Be Good: A Defense of Madison's Democratic Nationalism (University Press of America), 1994.

Journals

See also

References

  1. ^ Neely, Samantha; Bridges, C. A. (July 25, 2023). "Who is Dr. William B. Allen? He's taking on Kamala Harris over Florida Black history curriculum". jacksonville.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia's higher education chief bows out after thirteen tumultuous months". ACTA.
  3. ^ ALLEN, WILLIAM BARCLAY, "MONTESQUIEU: THE FEDERALIST-ANTIFEDERALIST DISPUTE" (PhD dissertation, The Claremont Graduate University; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1972. 7230568.
  4. ^ "Virginia's higher education chief bows out after thirteen tumultuous months". ACTA.
  5. ^ Allen, Carol M.; Allen, Willilam B. (2009). Ending Racial Preferences: The Michigan Story. Lexington Books.
  6. ^ "Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization". University of Colorado Boulder.
  7. ^ "Center for Urban Renewal and Education". CURE. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Center for Urban Renewal and Education". Facebook. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Ramesh, Randeep (April 13, 2013). "Danielle Allen: Equity not equality". The Guardian. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  10. ^ Allen, William B., Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (December 12, 1998). "Of Parables and Talents". Commencement Address. Averett College, Danville, Virginia. Retrieved July 5, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "The Imaginative Conservative". About William B. Allen.
  12. ^ "Imprimis". A publication of Hillsdale College.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights

William Barclay Allen
1988–1989

Succeeded by
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