John F. Welsh

John F. Welsh recently retired as Professor of Higher Education from the University of Louisville. In addition to his research activity, he taught courses in the administration and finance of higher education and mentored doctoral students through their dissertation projects.

He is the author of two recent books on dialectical theory and individualist thought: (a) Max Stirner's Dialectical Egoism: A New Interpretation and (b) After Multiculturalism: The Politics of Race and the Dialectics of Liberty. Both books were recently published by Lexington Books.

Welsh has also published chapters in recent books on topics including dialectical logic, ideology and education, the future of public education, innovation in information technology in higher education, how the war on terror is affecting higher education, and the dialectics of race and liberty.

He has published widely in social science and higher education research journals, including the Journal of Higher Education; Race, Ethnicity and Education; Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management; Leadership and Policy in Schools; Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor; Journal of College Student Retention; Community College Review; Community College Journal of Research and Practice; Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education; Campus-Wide Information Systems; Community College Enterprise; Trusteeship; Cultural Logic; Quality Assurance in Education; Connection: The New England Journal of Higher Education; Midwest Quarterly; Humanity and Society; Free Inquiry; New Proposals; and Quarterly Journal of Ideology.

He received several teaching, research, and service awards during his academic career. In 2003, he won the “Red Apple Award” for outstanding teaching and mentoring at the University of Louisville. He also won the award for Excellence in On-line Teaching from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education in 2003 and 2006.