Steven Conn
W. E. Smith Professor of History, Miami University-Oxford
Chapter Member: Central Ohio SSN
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About Steven
Conn's research focuses on putting current political and cultural debates into a deeper historical context. Overarching themes of his writing include urban history; the historical role of the government in American life; the use of American history in our current debates; and the history of institutions and higher education.
Contributions
The Perils of America's Persistent Anti-Urban Traditions
Basic Facts Brief,
In the News
Opinion: "Examining Attitudes And Policy Toward Immigrants In Rural Ohio," Steven Conn, Cincinnati Public Radio , January 2, 2019.
Opinion: "Can You Run the Presidency Like a CEO?," Steven Conn, Springfield News-Sun, June 29, 2018.
Opinion: "Business Schools Have No Business in the University," Steven Conn, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 20, 2018.
Opinion: "Hey, Comcast Customers — This Cut’s (Not) for You," Steven Conn, Dayton Daily News, February 9, 2018.
Quoted by Michael Kimmelman in "Lessons from Hurricane Harvey: Houston’s Struggle is America’s Tale," New York Times, November 11, 2017.
Regular contributions by Steven Conn to Huffington Post.
Opinion: "Let’s Make Suburbs into Cities: New Urbanism, Car Culture and the Future of Community," Steven Conn, Salon, August 17, 2014.