About
Eric Rauchway is a Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on the New Deal, the Great Depression, and U.S. political economy during the 20th century. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University (1996) and has held visiting fellowships at Oxford University. Rauchway is a leading scholar on Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies and their global implications, authoring influential books like Why the New Deal Matters (2021) and The Money Makers (2015). He has advised the U.S. Department of Justice and consulted on historical projects for Hollywood. His teaching spans U.S. history from the Civil War era to the 1960s, including courses on World War II, American intellectual history, and historiography.
Rauchway's awards include the Society of American Historians Fellowship and the UC Davis Distinguished Teaching Award. His work bridges academic scholarship with public engagement, addressing contemporary debates over economic policy and democratic governance. He actively publishes in both academic journals and popular media, emphasizing the relevance of historical analysis to modern challenges.
