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'''Kenneth Prewitt''' (born March 16, 1936) is the Carnegie Professor of Social Affairs at [[Columbia University]]'s School of International and Public Affairs,<ref>[http://new.sipa.columbia.edu/faculty/kenneth-prewitt]</ref> where he is also director of the Scholarly Knowledge Project. He was [[Director of the United States Census Bureau]] from 1998 to 2001.
'''Kenneth Prewitt''' (born March 16, 1936) an American academic who is the Carnegie Professor of Social Affairs at [[Columbia University]]'s School of International and Public Affairs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.sipa.columbia.edu/faculty/kenneth-prewitt|title=Kenneth Prewitt &#124; Columbia SIPA|access-date=2013-11-15|archive-date=2015-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409231634/http://new.sipa.columbia.edu/faculty/kenneth-prewitt|url-status=dead}}</ref> where he is also director of the Scholarly Knowledge Project. He was [[Director of the United States Census Bureau]] from 1998 to 2001.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==


He was born March 16, 1936, in [[Alton, IL]]. He received a B.A.in 1958 from [[Southern Methodist University]]; a M.A. in 1959 from [[Washington University]], and a 1963 Ph.D. in political science from [[Stanford University]] with a thesis "Career patterns and role-orientations: an inquiry into the political behavior of city councilmen"<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/career-patterns-and-role-orientations-an-inquiry-into-the-political-behavior-of-city-councilmen/oclc/663758499&referer=brief_results, WorldCat record]</ref> and was a [[Danforth Fellow]] at the [[Harvard Divinity School]].
Prewitt was born March 16, 1936, in [[Alton, Illinois]]. He graduated from [[Alton Community Unit School District 11#Current Schools|Alton High School]] in 1954 and then attended [[DePauw University]] for one year before transferring to [[Southern Methodist University]].<ref name=Hearing>{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hREUDmm9o3QC&pg=PA56 |title=Nominations of Robert M. (Mike) Walker and Kenneth Prewitt: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session |volume=105 |issue=720 |pages=56–58 |date=1998 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=978-0-16-057793-2 |access-date=2022-03-08}}</ref> Prewitt received a B.A. in 1958 from Southern Methodist; a M.A. in 1959 from [[Washington University in St. Louis]], and a 1963 Ph.D. in political science from [[Stanford University]] with a thesis "Career patterns and role-orientations: an inquiry into the political behavior of city councilmen"<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/career-patterns-and-role-orientations-an-inquiry-into-the-political-behavior-of-city-councilmen/oclc/663758499&referer=brief_results, WorldCat record]</ref> and was a [[Danforth Fellow]] at the [[Harvard Divinity School]] from 1959 to 1960.<ref name=Hearing/>


He was appointed Assistant Professor at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1965, rising to the rank of first Associate and then Full Professor. From 1998 to 2000 he was the Director of the [[Census Bureau]] from 1998-2001<ref>[https://www.census.gov/dmd/www/prewittbio.html]</ref> and Director of the [[National Opinion Research Center]]. He has also served as president of the [[Social Science Research Council]], as senior vice president of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], and as Dean of the Graduate School at the [[New School University]]. Since 2015, he has been the president of the [[American Academy of Political and Social Science]].
He was appointed Assistant Professor at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1965, rising to the rank of first Associate and then Full Professor. From 1998 to 2000 he was the Director of the [[Census Bureau]] from 1998 to 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/dmd/www/prewittbio.html |title=Biography of Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt |access-date=2017-12-07 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010515/http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/prewittbio.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Director of the [[National Opinion Research Center]]. He has also served as president of the [[Social Science Research Council]], as senior vice president of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], and as Dean of the Graduate School at the [[New School University]]. Since 2015, he has been the president of the [[American Academy of Political and Social Science]].


Prewitt has two children by his first marriage, and is now married to [[Susan Mullin Vogel]], an art historian, museum curator and leader, and filmmaker.
Prewitt has two children by his first marriage, and is now married to [[Susan Mullin Vogel]], an art historian, museum curator and leader, and filmmaker.

== Academic Work ==

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== Honors ==
== Honors ==


He is a fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[American Academy of Political and Social Science]], the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], the [[Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences]], and the [[Russell Sage Foundation]]. He has received a Guggenheim fellowship and a Lifetime Career Award from the American Political Science Association,. He also has received honorary degrees from [[Southern Methodist University]] and from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and .{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole section|date=September 2015}}
He is a fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[American Academy of Political and Social Science]], the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], the [[Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences]], and the [[Russell Sage Foundation]]. He has received a Guggenheim fellowship and a Lifetime Career Award from the American Political Science Association,. He also has received honorary degrees from [[Southern Methodist University]] and from [[Carnegie Mellon University]].{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole section|date=September 2015}}


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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=== Books ===
=== Books ===


*Kenneth Prewitt. ''What is Your Race? The Flawed Effort of the Census to Classify Americans'' Princeton University Press, 2013. {{ISBN|9780691157030}} According to WorldCat, the book is held in 207 libraries<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/what-is-your-race-the-census-and-our-flawed-efforts-to-classify-americans/oclc/811778507&referer=brief_results WorldCat item record]</ref>
*Kenneth Prewitt. ''What is Your Race? The Flawed Effort of the Census to Classify Americans'' Princeton University Press, 2013. {{ISBN|9780691157030}} According to WorldCat, the book is held in 207 libraries<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/811778507 WorldCat item record]</ref>
*Kenneth Prewitt; Thomas A Schwandt; Miron L Straf, eds.. ''Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy'' National Research Council of the National Academies, 2012 {{ISBN|9780309261616}}. [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13460 free download]
*Kenneth Prewitt; Thomas A Schwandt; Miron L Straf, eds.. ''Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy'' National Research Council of the National Academies, 2012 {{ISBN|9780309261616}}. [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13460 free download]
*Kenneth Prewitt, ed. ''The federal statistical system : its vulnerability matters more than you think '' (''Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 631'') Sage Foundation, 2010/ {{ISBN|9781412992589}}
*Kenneth Prewitt, ed. ''The federal statistical system : its vulnerability matters more than you think '' (''Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 631'') Sage Foundation, 2010/ {{ISBN|9781412992589}}
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*Prewitt, Kenneth, and Sidney Verba. ''An Introduction to American Government.'' New York: Harper & Row, 1974. 9780060452841; 2nd ed, 1977; 3rd ed. 1979; 4th ed. 1983 (this and subsequent eds. with Robert Holt Salisbury); 5th ed. 1987; 6th ed. 1991.
*Prewitt, Kenneth, and Sidney Verba. ''An Introduction to American Government.'' New York: Harper & Row, 1974. 9780060452841; 2nd ed, 1977; 3rd ed. 1979; 4th ed. 1983 (this and subsequent eds. with Robert Holt Salisbury); 5th ed. 1987; 6th ed. 1991.
**Abridged version publ.as ''Principles of American Government '' 1975.
**Abridged version publ.as ''Principles of American Government '' 1975.
*Prewitt, Kenneth, and Alan Stone. ''The Ruling Elites: Elite Theory, Power, and American Democracy.'' New York: Harper & Row, 1973. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 631 libraries<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/ruling-elites-elite-theory-power-and-american-democracy/oclc/600280&referer=brief_results WorldCat item record]</ref>
*Prewitt, Kenneth, and Alan Stone. ''The Ruling Elites: Elite Theory, Power, and American Democracy.'' New York: Harper & Row, 1973. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 631 libraries<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/600280 WorldCat item record]</ref>
*Prewitt, Kenneth.'' Education and Political Values: An East African Case Study''. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1971 OCLC 643528
*Prewitt, Kenneth.'' Education and Political Values: An East African Case Study''. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1971 OCLC 643528


=== Other publications ===
=== Other publications ===


He has also published 100 articles and book chapters
He has also published 100 articles and book chapters.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://new.sipa.columbia.edu/faculty/kenneth-prewitt Official CV at Columbia]
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Latest revision as of 01:42, 4 May 2023

This article is about the Columbia University professor. For the Bloomberg Radio reporter, see Ken Prewitt.
Kenneth Prewitt
20th Director of the U.S. Census Bureau
In office
1998–2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byMartha Farnsworth Riche
Succeeded byC. Louis Kincannon
Personal details
Born
Carl Kenneth Prewitt Jr.[1]

(1936-03-16) March 16, 1936 (age 88)
Alton, Illinois
Alma mater

Kenneth Prewitt (born March 16, 1936) an American academic who is the Carnegie Professor of Social Affairs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs,[2] where he is also director of the Scholarly Knowledge Project. He was Director of the United States Census Bureau from 1998 to 2001.

Biography[edit]

Prewitt was born March 16, 1936, in Alton, Illinois. He graduated from Alton High School in 1954 and then attended DePauw University for one year before transferring to Southern Methodist University.[1] Prewitt received a B.A. in 1958 from Southern Methodist; a M.A. in 1959 from Washington University in St. Louis, and a 1963 Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University with a thesis "Career patterns and role-orientations: an inquiry into the political behavior of city councilmen"[3] and was a Danforth Fellow at the Harvard Divinity School from 1959 to 1960.[1]

He was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in 1965, rising to the rank of first Associate and then Full Professor. From 1998 to 2000 he was the Director of the Census Bureau from 1998 to 2001[4] and Director of the National Opinion Research Center. He has also served as president of the Social Science Research Council, as senior vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and as Dean of the Graduate School at the New School University. Since 2015, he has been the president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Prewitt has two children by his first marriage, and is now married to Susan Mullin Vogel, an art historian, museum curator and leader, and filmmaker.

Honors[edit]

He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and the Russell Sage Foundation. He has received a Guggenheim fellowship and a Lifetime Career Award from the American Political Science Association,. He also has received honorary degrees from Southern Methodist University and from Carnegie Mellon University.[citation needed]

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Kenneth Prewitt. What is Your Race? The Flawed Effort of the Census to Classify Americans Princeton University Press, 2013. ISBN 9780691157030 According to WorldCat, the book is held in 207 libraries[5]
  • Kenneth Prewitt; Thomas A Schwandt; Miron L Straf, eds.. Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy National Research Council of the National Academies, 2012 ISBN 9780309261616. free download
  • Kenneth Prewitt, ed. The federal statistical system : its vulnerability matters more than you think (Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 631) Sage Foundation, 2010/ ISBN 9781412992589
  • Kenneth Prewitt. The Hard Count: The Political and Social Challenges of Census Mobilization Russell Sage Foundation, 2010
  • Kenneth Prewitt., ed. The Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: United States and European Perspectives. New York: R. Sage Foundation, 2006
  • Prewitt, Kenneth. The Recruitment of Political Leaders: A Study of Citizen-Politicians. Westport Conn: Greenwood Press, 1981 ISBN 9780313227448
  • Prewitt, Kenneth, and Sidney Verba. An Introduction to American Government. New York: Harper & Row, 1974. 9780060452841; 2nd ed, 1977; 3rd ed. 1979; 4th ed. 1983 (this and subsequent eds. with Robert Holt Salisbury); 5th ed. 1987; 6th ed. 1991.
    • Abridged version publ.as Principles of American Government 1975.
  • Prewitt, Kenneth, and Alan Stone. The Ruling Elites: Elite Theory, Power, and American Democracy. New York: Harper & Row, 1973. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 631 libraries[6]
  • Prewitt, Kenneth. Education and Political Values: An East African Case Study. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1971 OCLC 643528

Other publications[edit]

He has also published 100 articles and book chapters.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Nominations of Robert M. (Mike) Walker and Kenneth Prewitt: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session". Vol. 105, no. 720. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1998. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-0-16-057793-2. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ "Kenneth Prewitt | Columbia SIPA". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  3. ^ WorldCat record
  4. ^ "Biography of Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  5. ^ WorldCat item record
  6. ^ WorldCat item record

External links[edit]

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