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James A. Klein
Education and Training
BA and MA, Oxford; AM and PhD, Harvard University.
Awards and Recognition
NEC's Louis and Adrienne Krasner Teaching Excellence Award, 2001
Harvard University’s DeWitt Prize in History
Klein has received numerous National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, as well as several awards for teaching excellence, including Who’s Who of American College Faculty and Harvard University’s Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching from the Derek Bok Institute.
Since coming to NEC, Klein has written and lectured extensively on late Victorian politics, political corruption, and modern electoral reform. He has also coauthored Measure for Measure: A History of New England Conservatory with Bruce McPherson, former chair of the Conservatory’s liberal arts department.
After holding positions as assistant dean of freshmen at Harvard College and associate dean of the Extension School at Harvard University, Klein has twice served as dean of students at NEC.
Curriculum Vitae
BA and MA, Oxford; AM and PhD, Harvard University.
- NEC's Louis and Adrienne Krasner Teaching Excellence Award, 2001
- Harvard University’s DeWitt Prize in History
- Klein has received numerous National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, as well as several awards for teaching excellence, including Who’s Who of American College Faculty and Harvard University’s Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching from the Derek Bok Institute.
Affiliated Departments and Programs
Liberal Arts
