William Stevenson Jr.,
Professor, Political Science
(616)526-6235
stew@calvin.edu
Office: DeVos Center 261G
Educational Background
Professor Stevenson received a bachelors of arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972, followed by a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of Massachusetts in Boston in 1975. He went on to earn a master's in political science and philosophy from East Carolina University in 1978 and a Ph.D in government from the University of Virginia in 1984. Professor Stevenson joined the political science faculty at Calvin College in 1989 after spending four years as the director of research and planning for the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
Academic Interests
Political Theory (Ancient, Medieval, Modern), American Politics, Constitutional Law
Recent Activities
Professor Stevenson recently completed a five-year term as the chair of the political science department. He also served as the director of the Washington, D.C. semester program in the spring of 2007. He is currently working on a book entitled Freedoms’ Flaws: A Calvinist Critique of Libertarian, Communitarian, and Revolutionary Views of Human Freedom.
Hobbies
In the summer, golf, in the winter, looking for creative ways to escape Michigan winters.
Additional Information
Curriculum vitae (81 KB 
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