Celebrity Professors
Christian K. Anderson, Editor

The professor who becomes a celebrity. The celebrity who becomes a professor. What is a celebrity professor and why is this phenomenon important to the study of higher education? Send inquiries to [email protected]. 

About the Project

Art by Ken Krimstein

The purpose of this book is to investigate the phenomenon of celebrity professors – their history, role, impact on college and university campuses and in society more generally. 

Submissions

What to submit?

I am looking for submissions from a range of disciplines and perspectives: sociology, history, economics, political science, anthropology, to name only a few of the possibilities. Ideally, the volume will have historical studies, critical analyses, biographies, even personal journeys.

Proposals are due August 15, 2025.

Please include in your submission:

• Title
• One-page description of your proposed chapter with bibliography
• CV or resume 

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Click here to submit.

 Timeline

August 15, 2025 - Proposals for inclusion in the book due. 

September 30, 2025 - Notification to authors of initial acceptance.

Based on the proposals received, I will then submit book proposal to the Education and Popular Culture Series at Lexington Books (now part of Bloomsbury). After that, there will be a deadline for final versions of chapters and final determination of inclusion.