Rob Reich Explained

Rob Reich
Birth Date:	13 April 1969
Birth Place:	New Jersey, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Yale University (BA) Stanford University (PhD)
Occupation:	Professor

Robert C. Reich^[1] (born 1969) is an American political scientist and professor. He is the McGregor-Girand Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology at Stanford University.^[2] He is also the director of Stanford's McCoy Center for Ethics in Society,^[3] co-director of Stanford's Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS),^[4] and associate director of Stanford's institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI).^[5] A political theorist, Reich's work focuses primarily on applied ethics, educational inequality and the role of philanthropy in the public sector, along with other topics in liberal democratic theory.

Academic career

Reich teaches courses on justice, public service, philanthropy, practical ethics, and political theory at Stanford.^[6] He has received numerous awards for his teaching, including the Walter J. Gores award (Stanford's highest teaching honor)^[7] and the Phi Beta Kappa Undergraduate Teaching Prize.^[8] He is also a Bass Fellow in Undergraduate Education for "extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education".^[9]

In Fall 2016, Reich will co-teach "Election 2016" at Stanford University. The course will attempt, with the help of experts, to make sense of an election that defies all historical precedent and to take stock of the health of American democracy. "Election 2016" will host a number of guest speakers including David Plouffe and David Axelrod. It will be the centerpiece of a campus-wide campaign of events around the 2016 presidential elections.^[10]

Reich's research has explored a range of topics in political theory, with his most recent work focusing primarily on the role of philanthropy in democratic societies. Reich's scholarship on the charitable tax deduction, Teach for America, and non-profit status is frequently cited in the New York Times,^[11] the Chronicle of Higher Education,^[12] and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.^[13] He is a contributor to the Boston Review, a magazine co-edited by former Stanford political science professor Joshua Cohen. Reich was the lead author of their 2013 forum on foundations and democracy, and wrote the essay titled, "What are Foundations For?".^[14] In 2018, Princeton University Press published Reich's book, Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better,^[15] which purports to offer a political theory for philanthropy.

Beginning in 2018, with Stanford Professors Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein, Reich has begun teaching a large introductory course on technology, policy, and ethics, which has been featured in the New York Times^[16] and The Nation.^[17]

Selected publications

Books

• Bridging Liberalism and Multiculturalism in Education (2003)^[18]
• Toward a Humanist Justice: The Political Philosophy of Susan Moller Okin (2009), co-edited with Debra Satz^[19]
• Education, Justice, and Democracy (2013), co-edited with Danielle Allen,^[20] won the 2013 PROSE Award for the best book in education.
• Occupy the Future (2013), co-edited with David Grusky, Doug McAdam, and Debra Satz^[21]
• Philanthropy in Democratic Societies: History, Institutions, Values (2016) contributor and co-editor with Lucy Berholz and Chiara Cordelli.^[22]
• Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better(2018).^[23]
• Digital Technology and Democratic Theory (2021) contributor and co-editor with Lucy Berholz and Hélène Landemore.^[24]
• System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong And How We Can Reboot (2021).^[25]

Articles

• “Repugnant to the Whole Idea of Democracy? On the Role of Foundations in Democratic Societies,” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 49, July 2016.^[26]
• “Gift Giving and Philanthropy in Market Democracy,” in Critical Review, Vol. 26, Nos. 3-4.^[27]
• "Philanthropy and Caring for the Needs of Strangers," Social Research, Vol. 80, No. 2, Summer 2013.^[28]
• "Equality, Adequacy, and K-12 Education," in Education, Justice, and Democracy, Danielle Allen and Rob Reich, eds., University of Chicago Press.^[29]
• "Not Very Giving." New York Times, September 5, 2013.^[30]
• "Toward a Political Theory of Philanthropy," in Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy, Patricia Illingworth, Thomas Pogge, Leif Wenar, eds., Oxford University Press.^[31]

Service

In 2001, Reich and Debra Satz founded the non-profit Hope House Scholars Program to teach humanities to women in Hope House, a substance abuse treatment center for women in Redwood City, California. The pair received the Roland Prize from Stanford for their work on the program.^[32] He is also involved with several committees for evaluating undergraduate education, faculty diversity, admission and student life at Stanford.

Reich has worked as a researcher and moderator at the Aspen Institute, and has served on various committees for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He is a co-founder and advisor to the #GivingTuesday campaign, and is currently a board member for the Boston Review.^[33] He was a board member for GiveWell, a nonprofit that evaluates charities for donors, between 2013 and March, 2019.^[34]

Personal life and education

Reich received his B.A. in philosophy from Yale University and his Ph.D. in philosophy of education from Stanford University.^[35] His doctoral dissertation was titled Liberalism, multiculturalism, and education.^[1]

He is often confused with Robert Reich, professor of political science at the University of California at Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary of Labor. They are not related.^{[36] [37]}

See also

• Ethics of philanthropy

Notes and References

1. Reich. Robert C.. Liberalism, multiculturalism, and education. Ph.D.. Stanford University. 1998.
2. Web site: Rob Reich . December 23, 2023 . Stanford University Department of Political Science.
3. Web site: Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford: People. 28 July 2013.
4. Web site: Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society: People. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510175133/http://pacscenter.stanford.edu/overview/faculty-staff. 10 May 2013. 28 July 2013.
5. Web site: 2020-07-18. Leadership Stanford HAI. 2020-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718144903/https://hai.stanford.edu/leadership. 2020-07-18.
6. Web site: Rob Reich Teaching. philosophy.stanford.edu. 2016-08-21.
7. Web site: Walter J Gores Award, Stanford Humanities and Sciences. 28 July 2013.
8. Web site: Phi Beta Kappa Stanford Undergrad. undergrad.stanford.edu. 2016-08-21.
9. Web site: The Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program, Stanford Teaching Commons. 28 July 2013.
10. Web site: Election 2016. continuingstudies.stanford.edu. 2016-08-31.
11. News: Strom. Stephanie. Big Gifts, Tax Breaks and a Debate on Charity. 28 July 2013. New York Times. 6 September 2007.
12. News: Katz. Stanley. What Should We Make of Teach for America?. 29 July 2013. Chronicle of Higher Education. 6 January 2010.
13. News: White. Doug. Is Charity Status Becoming Irrelevant?. 28 July 2013. Chronicle of Philanthropy. 1 June 2011.
14. Web site: Reich. Rob. What Are Foundations For?. Boston Review. 29 July 2013.
15. Book: Just Giving. 2018-11-20. 978-0-691-18349-7. en. Reich. Rob.
16. News: Singer. Natasha. 2018-02-12. Tech's Ethical 'Dark Side': Harvard, Stanford and Others Want to Address It. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-20. 0362-4331.
17. News: Wykstra. Stephanie. 2019-02-21. Fixing Tech's Ethics Problem Starts in the Classroom. The Nation. en-US. 2020-07-20. 0027-8378.
18. Book: Reich, Rob. Bridging Liberalism and Multiculturalism in American Education. University of Chicago Press. 2002. Chicago, United States. 978-0226707372.
19. Book: Toward a Humanist Justice.
20. Book: Reich, Rob. Education, Justice, and Democracy. University of Chicago Press. 2013. Chicago, United States. 978-0226012766.
21. Book: Reich, Rob. Occupy the Future. MIT Press. 2013. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
22. Book: Philanthropy in Democratic Societies.
23. Book: Reich, Rob. ust Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. Princeton University Press. 2018.
24. Book: Digital Technology and Democratic Theory.
25. Book: Reich, Rob. System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong And How We Can Reboot. HarperCollins. 2021.
26. Reich. Rob. 2016-07-01. Repugnant to the Whole Idea of Democracy? On the Role of Foundations in Democratic Societies. PS: Political Science & Politics. 49. 3. 466–472. 10.1017/S1049096516000718. 1537-5935.
27. Reich. Rob. 2014-10-02. Gift Giving and Philanthropy in Market Democracy. Critical Review. 26. 3–4. 408–422. 10.1080/08913811.2014.969095. 144884554. 0891-3811.
28. Reich. Rob. Philanthropy and Caring for the Needs of Strangers. Social Research: An International Quarterly. 80. 2. 1944-768X.
29. Book: Equality, Adequacy, and K–12 Education - Chicago Scholarship. 10.7208/chicago/9780226012933.001.0001. 2013. Allen. Danielle. Reich. Rob. 9780226012766.
30. News: Not Very Giving. Reich. Rob. 2013-09-04. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-08-21.
31. Book: Reich, Rob. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199739073.003.0010. Toward a Political Theory of Philanthropy. 177–192. 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199739073.003.0010. Giving Well. 2011. 9780199739073.
32. News: Chesley. Kate. Satz, Reich named Roland Prize winners; three programs get Community Partnership Awards. 29 July 2013. Stanford Report. 4 May 2010.
33. News: Masthead. Boston Review. 2016-08-21. en-US. 0734-2306.
34. Web site: Rob Reich Board Resignation Letter. April 2, 2019. GiveWell.
35. News: Cannon. John. Teaching matters to Rob Reich, political scientist and philosopher of education. 28 July 2013. Stanford News Service. 31 October 2007.
36. Web site: Lieszkovszky. Ida. Counting Ohio's Homeschoolers: "We Don't Know How Many". NPR State Impact. 28 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102061157/http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2011/08/03/counting-ohios-homeschoolers/. 2 November 2013.
37. Web site: Texas Ed Spectator.