KALIKOW CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

Leadership, Power, and the American Presidency

Engaging students, faculty, and members of the community in events devoted to analyzing presidential history, elections, politics, and our country’s most pressing issues and challenges.

About the Kalikow Center

The Senior Presidential Fellows Program brings rich professional experiences and unique insights about current issues in presidential politics to share with the Kalikow Center. Senior Presidential Fellows teach classes, meet with students, and participate in University events.

Meet the Fellows

Dr. Meena Bose

MEENA BOSE is Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies at Hofstra University and Director of Hofstra’s Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency.

Meet Meena Bose
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Presidential Studies Minor

Designed for students with a keen interest in U.S. presidential leadership and policymaking who seek to examine executive politics from multiple disciplinary perspectives.

About the Minor
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Inside Washington Academic Seminar

Select students spend time in the nation’s capital meeting with scholars, journalists, policymakers, and policy advocates to understand how Washington works (or doesn’t) today.

About the Program
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Online Research Guides

The Kalikow Center identifies online research sources for modern and pre-modern presidents, as well as the American presidency in general.

About Kalikow Guides

Publications

The Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency has produced numerous publications examining the presidency, as well as Hofstra’s Presidential Conferences.

Presidential Conferences

Beginning in 1982, the conferences have brought together scholars, journalists, former officials, and, in some cases the former Presidents themselves to discuss policies and issues of the various presidencies.

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Contact the Center

Dr. Meena Bose

516-463-7316

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