Dr. Bruce Altschuler

Dr. Altschuler received his PhD from the City University of New York. His books include Running in Place: A Campaign Journal; Understanding Law in a Changing Society; LBJ and the Polls; Keeping a Finger on the Public Pulse: Private Polling and Presidential Elections; and Acting Presidents: 100 Years of Plays about the Presidency. He has won both the SUNY Research Foundation and SUNY Chancellor's awards for outstanding scholarship. Professor Altschuler serves as Internship Coordinator for the department and teaches courses in American politics. He has been a commentator on public radio and television in the United States and Canada, and his radio commentary is featured regularly on WRVO-FM.

Other Recent Publications

"From Hero to Anti-Hero: The Transformation of the American Presidency on Stage," White House Studies, 2011

"Why Were South Carolina Voters So Uninformed?" Columbia Journalism Review (online), June 24, 2010.

"A Look Back at the Steel Seizure Case," Journal of Supreme Court History, Vol 33, No. 3 (March 2009).

"Semi-suspect Class," in David Schultz (ed.), The Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution, Facts on File, 2009.

"Pentagon Papers," in Hudson, Schultz and Vile (eds), Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, CQ Press, 2008

"Selecting Presidential Nominees by National Primary: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?" The Forum, Vol 5, Issue 4 (2008).

"A Century of Presidential Plays," PRG Report, Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring 2007.

Courses taught

POL 205, American Politics and Government syllabus [.docx format]
POL 300, Films about Presidents syllabus [.docx format]
POL 325, US Presidency syllabus [.docx format]
POL 326, Presidential Nominations and Elections syllabus [.docx format]
POL 338, Politics and Film syllabus [.docx format]
POL 365, Political Parties syllabus [.docx format]
POL 405, Mass Media and Public Opinion syllabus [.docx format]
POL 497, Seminar in Political Science syllabus [.docx format]

Contact Information

123 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3451