Short Bio: Nicholas Jacobs is the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government at Colby College and the Inaugural Director of Colby’s Public Policy Lab. A scholar of American politics and public governance, he has published extensively on the American presidency, federalism, and constitutional development. His current research examines how people understand political authority and public policy in the places they live, focusing on how different communities experience national politics, judge government, and navigate the challenges of self-governance. The author of multiple books, he also co-edits the De Gruyter Series in American Political Geography.

Nicholas F. Jacobs
The Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government

Government Department
Colby College
Waterville, Maine 04901 
Diamond Hall 265
(207) – 859 – 5315
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