Sheila Suess Kennedy
Sheila Suess Kennedy is an American scholar of law and public policy.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Kennedy attended Stephens College of Women, obtaining an Associate of Arts degree in 1960. She then attended Indiana University, where she graduated as Bachelor of Science in 1964 followed by Juris Doctor in 1975. After serving in a number of professional roles, including as executive director of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union from 1992 to 1998, she returned to Indiana University as an assistant professor of law and public policy in August 1998.[2] She remained there until her retirement in December 2020, when she became an emerita professor.[3]
Kennedy is a Jewish American and is active in the local Jewish community.[4]
Selected works
[edit]- Kennedy, Sheila (1997). What's a Nice Republican Girl Like Me Doing in the ACLU?. Prometheus. ISBN 9781573921435.
- Kennedy, Sheila (1999). Free Expression in America: A Documentary History. Greenwood. ISBN 9780313302411.
- Kennedy, Sheila; Ritchie, Ingrid, eds. (2001). To Market, To Market: Reinventing Indianapolis. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761819813.
- Kennedy, Sheila; Bielefeld, Wolfgang, eds. (2006). Charitable Choice at Work: Evaluating Faith-Based Job Programs in the States. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 9781589012950.
- Kennedy, Sheila (2007). God and Country: America in Red and Blue. Baylor University Press. ISBN 9781932792997.
- Kennedy, Sheila (2009). Distrust American Style: Diversity and the Crisis of Public Confidence. Prometheus. ISBN 9781615923847.
- Kennedy, Sheila; Schultz, David, eds. (2010). American Public Service: Constitutional and Ethical Foundations. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 9781449662424.
- Kennedy, Sheila (2016). Talking Politics? What You Need to Know before Opening Your Mouth. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 9781626163782.
- Kennedy, Sheila (2019). Living Together: Mending a Fractured America. Independently published. ISBN 9781089303299.
- Kennedy, Sheila (2023). From Property to Partner: Women's Progress and Political Resistance. Independently published. ISBN 9798391360278.
References
[edit]- ^ "Limestone Post Magazine". Limestone Post Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs".
- ^ "About". Sheila Kennedy. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Jewish Post 22 April 1998 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-15.