10 Facts About Stephan Thernstrom

Stephan Thernstrom was born on November 5,1934 and is an American academic and historian who is the Winthrop Research Professor of History Emeritus at Harvard University.

Stephan Thernstrom is a specialist in ethnic and social history and was the editor of the Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups.

Stephan Thernstrom's father was the son of a Swedish-born immigrant laborer and worked on the railroad.

Stephan Thernstrom was raised a Christian Scientist, but was disillusioned with the faith.

Stephan Thernstrom received his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and his Ph.

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Stephan Thernstrom held faculty appointments at Harvard University, Brandeis University and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Stephan Thernstrom returned to Harvard with an appointment as full professor in 1973.

From 1978 to 1979 Stephan Thernstrom was Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions at the University of Cambridge.

Stephan Thernstrom is the co-author of a brief in "Parents Involved in Community Schools v Seattle, " challenging the constitutionality of Seattle's racial balancing plan.

Stephan Thernstrom co-authored with his wife Abigail Thernstrom No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning, named by both the Los Angeles Times and the American School Board Journal as one of the best books of 2003 and the winner of the 2007 Fordham Prize for Distinguished Scholarship.