Sidlow, Edward I. 1952–

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Sidlow, Edward I. 1952–

PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1952, in Detroit, MI; son of Hubert I. and Clarice (Rubinstein) Sidlow; married Beth M. Henschen (an author and academic), May 15, 1987; children: Sarah Henschen. Education: Eastern Michigan University, B.S., 1974; Ohio State University, M.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1979.

ADDRESSES: Office—Department of Political Science, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. E-mail—ed.sidlow@emich.edu.

CAREER: Writer, political scientist, and educator. Miami University, Oxford, OH, assistant professor, 1979–85; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, began as assistant professor, became associate professor, 1985–89; Loyola University—Chicago, Chicago, IL, assistant dean, 1989–92, director of academic affairs, 1992–95; Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, professor of political science, 2000–, department head, 1995–2000.

WRITINGS:

(With Beth Henschen) America at Odds: An Introduction to American Government, Wadsworth (Belmont, CA), 1998, 4th edition (with CD-ROM), 2004, instructor's edition published as America at Odds, the Essentials: An Introduction to American Government, 1999.

Challenging the Incumbent: An Underdog's Undertaking, Congressional Quarterly Press (Washington, DC), 2004.

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