Ted is an Associate Professor of Government, Founder of The Great Questions Project and member of the Honors faculty at Austin Community College, where he has taught for over 18 years. He is a graduate of St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD (BA History of Math and Science and Philosophy) and Boston College (MA Political Science). Ted is the Founder and Executive Director of The Great Questions Foundation 501c3, which promotes discussion-based learning focused on transformative texts and ideas at Community Colleges. He serves on the Board of the Association for Core Texts and Courses, the Independent Review Council of iCivics, and the National Advisory Board of the Mandel Humanities Center at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH. His work promoting the liberal arts has been featured in venues like the New York Times, Washington Post, Chronicle of Higher Education and PBS Newshour. Ted’s teaching interests include political theory, interdisciplinary humanities and anything that inspires respect and appreciation for truth and beauty.