THEODORE J. Lowi

I was a government major back in the mid-80s, when Ronald Reagan was President, Tip O’Neill was Speaker of the House, and one didn’t...

Thanks to Professor Lowi for cultivating my interest and eventual major in Government through his introductory courses, Government 101...

I am unfortunately unable to attend the memorial occasion personally. Ted was an important influence during my final year on campus and...

Here is my “Ted Talk”: I will never forget the first time I met Theodore J. Lowi. I was on my visit to Cornell after I’d been admitted in...

I don’t know whether I would ever have finished my doctorate were it not for Ted Lowi. Certainly I would not have engaged the same...

I won't be able to attend the celebration honoring Ted Lowi, but here is my expression of remembrance and gratitude. Many will remember...

I did a very “non traditional” dissertation in political science, studying political activism by sex workers. Ted was incredibly...

I was a bit depressed as a sophomore in 1974, and Ted Lowi’s class always picked me up. He would say things to be provocative, but you...

I taught a course with Ted on the politics of the 1960s.  He generously agreed to co-teach the class with me without ever stating out...

There is one thing that has stuck with me ever since I took Professor Lowi’s course on Congress at Cornell in the spring of 1966. You...

I arrived at Cornell in September of 1959, at age 16.  After the first Prelim in Professor Rossiter’s Government 101 course (Ted, in his...

Professor Lowi was a special person. He inspired confidence, created opportunities for students to maximize potential, and perhaps most...

I’m a former doctoral student in the Government Department (I graduated in 1992), and I very much regret that I won’t be able to be in...

[Professor Lowi] was my first American government professor at Cornell and solidified my pursuit of a degree in government. I was...

I had Ted and Philippe [Schmitter; European University Institute, Florence, Italy] come and teach a summer school [session], under the...

As I will be traveling in Asia in the coming weeks, let me add to Mary’s oh-so-true remarks. Ted was the heart of the Department, a...

I simply want to remember how extraordinary it was to be on the receiving end of Ted’s ebullience/enthusiasm. I saw many a student exit...

I remember Ted Lowi as very inspirational. During my college years, several of us formed something called the Cornell Internship Program,...