Dr. Steven Schlossman

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Steven Schlossman is a social policy historian specializing in various topics within 19th and 20th century U.S. history, including education, childhood, parenting, juvenile criminal justice, corrections, and the politics of military recruitment. He is currently the Director of the Ethics, History, and Public Policy program at Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches a capstone research seminar on Social and Political History, as well as electives covering the history of sports, education, juvenile justice, and classical music. Schlossman's research focuses on the history of golf, particularly the major championships held at Oakmont Country Club, and the evolution of juvenile justice institutions in Southern California during the mid-20th century. He has received multiple accolades for his teaching, including the Dietrich College's Elliott Dunlap Smith Award for Distinguished Teaching and Educational Service. Prior to his tenure at Carnegie Mellon, Schlossman conducted research at RAND Corporation and served as faculty at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, and UCLA, along with holding a visiting fellowship at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

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