John C. Green

John Clifford Green is an American academic who has written numerous books on the relationship between religion and politics.

Education John Clifford Green received his Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Cornell University.

Academic career Green is a scholar, researcher, and director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron in Ohio. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron. His area of research is religion and politics in the U.S. He co-authored the book Mormons and American Politics with Quin Monson and David E. Campbell. He was appointed dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences by the Board of Trustees on April 19, 2017, after serving as interim dean since October 2015. Following the resignation of The University of Akron's 17th President, Matthew Wilson, Green was named interim president of the university by the Board of Trustees on April 18, 2018. Green's term as interim president began on May 1, 2018, and ended on October 1, 2019.

Honors Green is a Senior Fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.