David L. Kirp

Who is David L. Kirp?

David L. Kirp, is a professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, former member of the Barack Obama Presidential Transition Team and author. His research has explored a wide range of social policy domains, including primary and higher education, race and gender equality, affordable housing, and the AIDS crisis. His work has attracted scholarly, policy activist, and popular audiences. He has written some sixteen books, as well as many articles that have appeared in leading policy-focused social science journals and law reviews. His research has been translated into numerous foreign languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Ukrainian. Some of books include Gender Justice, Kids First: Five Big Ideas for Transforming Children's Lives, The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics, and Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education.