Konrad Hamilton
Burkhardt Distinguished Associate Professor of History; Chair of American Studies
Meet Professor Hamilton
Years at Knox: 1995 to present
Education
Ph.D., U.S. History, 1998, Stanford University.
M.A., U.S. History, 1990, Stanford University.
M.A., Public Historical Studies, 1984, University of California-Santa Barbara.
B.A., History, with honors, 1982, University of Oregon.
Selected Professional Accomplishments
Honors/Grants
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 9th Edition, 2005.
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 8th Edition, 2004.
Publications
Book review in Journal of Illinois History.
"Myths and Realities: The History of Affirmative Action Policy." Presented at the Eighth Annual Conference of the Association for Black Culture Centers, 1998.
Presentations
"Toward a Participatory Democracy: The Continuing Challenge of Martin Luther King." Annual Martin Luther King Day convocation, Knox College, 2008.
"Teaching Reconstruction for Middle School Teachers, Teaching Liberalism and Conservatism in the 20th Century," Project Historian and Workshop, Grant Wood History Institute, Iowa, 2008.
"Martin Luther King: On Fear and Freedom." Annual Martin Luther King Day convocation, Knox College, 2007.
"Fighting Over the Past: The 1960s as History." The 2007 Burkhardt Lecture, Knox College, 2007.
"Free At Last? A Comparative Historiographical Study of Emancipation in the British Caribbean and the United States." Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA), St. Kitts, West Indies, 2004.
"Black Activists, White Feminists, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: The Legacy of 19th Century White Supremacy in the Creation of Modern Affirmative Action Policy." White Supremacy/Black Liberation Conference, Stanford University, 2001.
Campus & Community Involvement
Member, American Historical Association.
Member, Organization of American Historians.
Member, Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society).