KC Johnson

KC Johnson is a Professor of History at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center, specializing in 20th-century U.S. politics, foreign relations, and constitutional history. He holds a Ph.D. (1993) and B.A. (1988) from Harvard University and an M.A. (1989) from the University of Chicago. His academic career includes prior roles as Associate Professor at Brooklyn College (1999-2002), Assistant Professor at Williams College (1995-1999) and Arizona State University (1994-1995), and visiting positions at Harvard (2005) and Tel Aviv University (2007-2008) as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair.

His research focuses on U.S. foreign policy, congressional history, Title IX controversies, and political correctness in academia. He has authored or co-authored 15 books and articles, including Congress and the Cold War (2001), Until Proven Innocent (2007), and The Campus Rape Frenzy (2017). Recent publications analyze congressional influence on military policy (2023), Title IX implementation failures (2017-2023), and antisemitism in campus politics (2021).

His work has been presented at institutions like the Heritage Foundation, CUNY Graduate Center, and Federalist Society conferences. A 2009 Merrill Award recipient, he frequently comments on campus due process issues, legal challenges to Title IX, and U.S.-Middle East relations. He teaches courses on U.S. foreign relations (BA/MA), senior thesis advising, and historical analysis.