Jim Guth

Jim Guth has taught at Furman since 1973. He has served as chair of the University Faculty (1987-89) and of the Politics and International Affairs Department (1988-91), as well as on many faculty committees and task forces. A specialist in American politics, his recent work has assessed the impact of religion on the electoral process and on public policy in the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations. Guth also initiated Furman’s Washington Internship program, which has sent more than a thousand Furman students to Washington since 1978. He has directed the program fifteen times, most recently in Spring 2013. Education Ph.D. Harvard University B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison