Steven Taylor Associate Professor SPA | Government

Degrees: Ph.D. University of Minnesota

M.A. University of Minnesota

M.Ed. Florida A&M University

B.S. Buffalo State University
Bio: Professor Taylor's teaching and research focus on urban politics, the politics of race and ethnicity, civil rights and liberties, and political culture both in the U.S. and West Africa. (During the Spring of 2016 he was a Fulbright scholar in Ghana.) His published works include three books: "The Unfinished American Project: Founding Sins, Institutional Failures, and Expanding Democracy to Form a More Perfect Union," "Exiles, Entrepreneurs, and Educators: African Americans in Ghana," and "Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo: the Influence of Local Leaders." His research has also been featured in various academic journals, and he has presented it at conferences in the United States and in Africa. In addition to the Fulbright Award, Taylor has been awarded fellowships by the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation. An educator who is also involved in his local community, Professor Taylor has served on the Montgomery County, Maryland Human Rights Commission, and on the Transit Advisory Group for the Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation.

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