The University of Findlay - Dennis Stevens

“I am at The University of Findlay because I believe in the power of the liberal arts. In the past few years, students have been so nervous about their prospects for getting a job after graduation that many have worried about making a commitment to the liberal arts, believing that they will find job security in more technical forms of education. But this is a mistake, even in an age proud of its technical accomplishments. There has never been a time more in need of the liberal arts. Employers want to hire people who have more than technical skills; they want creativity, depth, and insight into core issues. And they are ready to reward employees who can bring these powers to bear on the problems they encounter.

But more than this, the liberal arts is about the development of character, and if we have bothered to watch the world around us, we know that character matters. It helps us with our personal relationships. It guides us as we work with others. And it makes it possible for us to be leaders in whatever it is that we choose for our futures. I am honored to have the opportunity to work with the faculty here as they prepare students for a complex world, a world where the liberal arts can make a difference.”

Meet Our Staff

Credentials

Dennis Stevens teaches courses in political science. His areas of specialization are political philosophy, constitutional law, and the Middle East. Stevens is the author of two books: Religion, Politics, and the Law, co-authored with Peter Schotten, and Challenges to Peace in the Middle East. He has also published numerous articles in the leading journals of political science. In addition to this, he has received several academic honors, including grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Teagle Foundation. He also received an appointment as the Secretary of the Navy Fellow at the U.S. Naval Academy. Following a distinguished career in teaching, Stevens turned to work in administration. After serving as the chair of the department of Government and International Affairs at Augustana College, he accepted a position as the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Lake Erie College. He later moved on to become Dean, and then Lake Erie College’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. In 2006, he came to The University of Findlay as the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

Representative Public Presentations

“Terrorism and the Constitution,” host and moderator for televised roundtable, UF TV, 2006

“Intelligent Design and the Constitution,” a presentation for Lake Erie College, 2005

“The Challenge of Terrorism,” a paper presented to the South Dakota Political Science Association, 2000

“Religion and Politics,” panel presentation at the American Political Science Annual Convention, 1997

“Edward Douglass White: Jurisprudence at the Crossroads,” a paper presented under the auspices of the Claremont Institute, American Political Science Annual Convention, 1995

“Amnesty International: The Social Contract and the Claims of Conscience,” Secretary of the Navy Fellow Lecture, U.S. Naval Academy, 1987

“The Philosophical Roots of Modern Tyranny,” convocation at the College of Wooster, 1981

Representative Publications

Challenges to Peace in the Middle East, published by Allyn & Bacon/Longman, 2003

Review of Public Morality and Liberal Democracy by Harry Clor, in the American Political Science Review, 1998

Religion, Politics, and the Law, a book co-authored with Peter Schotten, published by Harcourt Publishing Company, 1995

Review of Dissent and Affirmation, ed. A. Kalleberg, in the American Political Science Review, 1984

“On Orwell’s 1984 and Common Sense,” in the Political Science Reviewer, 1984

“On B.F.Skinner’s Politics,” in the Political Science Reviewer, 1982

Review of Separation of Church and State by Robert Cord, in the American Political Science Review, 1982

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