Dr. Matthew Mehan

Dr. Matthew Mehan is a best-selling author and the Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C., campus. He has taught and designed humanities and leading citizenship curricula for over twenty-five years. Trained as a literary scholar, he earned a B.A. in Politics, an M.A. in English, and an honors Ph.D. in Literature from the University of Dallas.

Dr. Mehan is the author of The Handsome Little Cygnet, Mr. Mehan’s Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals (a best-selling illustrated book of poetry praised as “a new classic” in children’s literature), and The American Book of Fables (an heirloom collection of original and adapted fables that will guide the hearts of Americans in their pursuit of happiness).

He writes for both scholarly and popular audiences, with bylines in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Moreana. He lives in Virginia with his lovely wife and their children.

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