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Sheldon Hackney
Professor Hackney’s Populism to Progressivism in Alabama (Princeton Press, 1969) was awarded the Beveridge Prize by the American Historical Association as the best book in American History that year, and the Sydnor Prize by the Southern Historical Association as the best book in Southern history in that two-year period. In addition, he has edited several collections of essays and articles, and has published widely in newspapers and journals on history, higher education, and American culture. Professor Hackney received the Lindback Teaching Award from Penn in 2001. Professor Hackney has served on numerous boards, including the American Council on Education, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the Educational Testing Service, the Rosenbach Museum and Library, the National Constitution Center, and the American Forum for Global Education. Dr. Hackney received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Lucy Durr Hackney, a lawyer and children’s advocate. They have three children and eight grandchildren.
Books by Sheldon Hackney Magnolias without Moonlight (2005) The Politics of Presidential Appointment (2002)
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Sheldon Hackney is currently professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he served four years as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1993-97); from 1981-1993 he was president of the University of Pennsylvania; from 1975 to 1981 he was president of Tulane University. He was on the history faculty at Princeton University from 1965-1975, serving as provost of the university the final three of those years.