Civic Enterprises
Policy Council
Amy Kass
Amy A. Kass is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. For over 25 years, she has been an award-winning teacher of classic texts at the University of Chicago, where she also is a senior fellow in the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy.
She has directed nationwide seminars on civic leadership, first under the auspices of the “Toqueville Seminars on Civic Leadership” at the University of Chicago and now under the “Project on Civic Reflection” at Valparaiso University. She works with donors and foundation leaders to deepen their understanding of the principles and practices of giving as a vehicle for improving civic life.
She serves on the National Council of the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as on the Council of Scholars of the American Academy of Liberal Education, and is a consultant on American history and civic education at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. She also has served as a consultant on civic education for the Corporation for National and Community Service and USA Freedom Corps.
Kass is the author of numerous articles and the editor of three books: American Lives: Cultural Differences, Individual Distinction, an anthology of American biographies; Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying (with Leon R. Kass), a companion for young people seeking help in finding a worthy life partner; and The Perfect Gift: The Philanthropic Imagination in Poetry and Prose, which aims to help givers, large and small, think about the meanings and purposes of giving.
Kass earned her B.A. at the University of Chicago, Master’s at Brandeis University, and her Doctorate at The Johns Hopkins University.
