Melvin I. Urofsky is an American historian, and professor emeritus at

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a Public university, public research university in Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virgin ...

. He received his B.A. from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

in 1961 and doctorate in 1968. He also received his JD from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his The Lawn, Academical Village, a World H ...

. He teaches at

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and

George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) is the law school of George Washington University, a Private university, private research university in Washington, D.C. Established in 1865, GW Law is the oldest law school in Washington, D. ...

Works

*''Big Steel and the

Wilson Administration Woodrow Wilson served as the 28th president of the United States from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1921. A History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat and former governor of New Jersey, Wilson took office after winning the 1912 Uni ...

: A Study in Business-Government Relations'', Columbus, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1969. *''The

Supreme Court Justices The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of ...

: A Biographical Dictionary'', London: Routledge, 1994. *''American

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from

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to the

Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

'', Lincoln Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1995. *''

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: A Life'', New York: Pantheon Books, 2009. *''Dissent and the Supreme Court: Its Role in the Court's History and the Nation's Constitutional Dialogue'', New York: Pantheon Books, 2015. *''The

Affirmative Action Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking ...

Puzzle: A Living History from

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to Today,'' Pantheon 2020,

References

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* *https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2010/januaryfebruary/iq/impertinent-questions-melvin-i-urofsky American legal historians 20th-century American historians Columbia College (New York) alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Virginia Commonwealth University faculty American University faculty Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni George Washington University Law School faculty {{US-historian-stub