George Mason University
George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...
, where he teaches
constitutional law
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and
international law
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. Prior to joining the George Mason faculty in 2007, he spent 27 years as a professor of government at
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
. He holds a Ph.D. in government from
Harvard University
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and graduated
summa cum laude
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with a B.A. from Cornell.
Rabkin has written numerous books, chapters, papers, articles, and essays. Known for excellence in teaching, in 1999 and 2001 he was awarded the title of "Cornell's Most Influential Teacher." Among his famous students include ''New York Times'' best-selling author
Ann Coulter
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.
Rabkin is a board member of the
United States Institute of Peace
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and a member of the Council of Academic Advisers at the
American Enterprise Institute
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Independent Women's Forum
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Stephen F. Williams
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Early l ...
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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