Ellen Schrecker

Ellen Schrecker is Professor Emerita of History at Yeshiva University, renowned for her expertise on McCarthyism and academic freedom. With degrees from Radcliffe College and Harvard University, her current research examines academic freedom during the 1960s.

Schrecker's scholarship analyzes political repression in higher education, Cold War impacts on intellectual life, and historical patterns of academic censorship. Her authoritative works have shaped understanding of McCarthy-era university politics.