Kerry Hunter, PhD

Professor of Political Economy

Contact:: khunter@collegeofidaho.edu

208-459-5828
Expertise:: American political culture, political philosophy, constitutional law

Education

Ph. D., University of Washington

M. A., University of Washington

B.A. Utah State University

Personal Statement

Professor Hunter began teaching at The College of Idaho in 1988, and in 2008 was named Idaho Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement in Teaching.

Professor Hunter holds a biannual Mock Supreme Court course in which nine students are selected to play the role of a current justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. For this course, the students study cases currently before the Court, hear oral arguments on the cases presented by attorneys in the area, and write opinions as if they were sitting on the Court.

What he appreciates most about teaching at The College of Idaho is “discovering new ideas every time I teach a course as students push me into new territory. Discovering new ideas while teaching is an extremely rewarding experience.”

Professor Hunter is the author of the 1992 publication The Reign of Fantasy: The Political Roots of Reagan's Star Wars Policy and in 2006 published The Role of the Supreme Court in American Political Culture: Preserving the Founding Myths. In 2009 Hunter visited New Zealand to experience a culture that refuses to grant courts power to overturn acts of the legislature and upon returning has published to articles in leading New Zealand law journals. He is currently working on a book length manuscript titled Approaching the Constitution: Sacred Covenant or Plaything for Lawyers and Judges.

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Kerry Hunter, PhD

Education