Sidney Milkis is the White Burkett Miller Professor of Governance and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and a professor of politics at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the American presidency, political parties and elections, social movements, and American political development. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate students, he regularly gives public lectures on American politics and participates in programs for international scholars and high school teachers that probe the deep historical roots of contemporary developments in the United States. Milkis earned a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College and a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania.