Thomas R. Klassen

Thomas R. Klassen is a professor at York University in Toronto, Canada, and author who teaches about, and writes on, public policy and administration, and how to ensure students succeed. He has particular interests on topics related to Korea.

He is co-author of ᴛʜᴇ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴀʙʀᴏᴀᴅ: ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ", and co-editor of the recently published ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ᴀɴᴀʟʏꜱɪꜱ ɪɴ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴋᴏʀᴇᴀ, and ᴀꜱʏᴍᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴄ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ: ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴇʟᴇᴘʜᴀɴᴛꜱ.

Other recent co-edited books books include ᴀɢᴇɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀꜱɪᴀ-ᴘᴀᴄɪꜰɪᴄ: ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇꜱ, and The ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏꜰ ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, a leading-edge guide for students, scholars and practitioners.

He is also author of ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛʏ (ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴊᴏʙ!): ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ꜱᴋɪʟʟꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪꜰᴇ. A French language edition is available.

Professor Klassen's articles on current affairs appear frequently in newspapers and other outlets. He has also written about his travels and family life.