Director: Robert Kraynak
Robert P. Kraynak, Professor of Political Science, is the director of The Center for Freedom and Western Civilization at Colgate University.
He came to Colgate in 1978 after earning his Ph.D. in government at Harvard University. At Colgate he teaches courses in the fields of political philosophy and general education, including courses on American political thought, the history of Western political philosophy, natural law, religion and politics, and conservative political thought.
To learn more about professor Kraynak, visit his
faculty directory page.
The center has two advisory boards made up of Colgate faculty and alumni who are nominated by the director and approved by the Colgate president.
Faculty Advisory Board Stanley Brubaker Michael Haines Douglas Macdonald Alexander Nakhimovsky Alice Nakhimovsky Joseph Swain
Alumni Advisory Board
Hallie Bailey '00, Monica Crowley '90, Peter O. Hanson '55, Richard L. Stone '81, and Dennis C. Vacco '74