Tom Rozinski, JD, MA
Associate Professor and Deputy Chair for Lander College for Men
Associate Professor and Pre-law Advisor for Lander College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor and Faculty Advisor for Lander College for Women
Department of Political Science
Lander College for Men, Lander College for Women / The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School, Lander College of Arts & Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Presidential power, constitutional law, public administration, and political theory
Biography
Tom Rozinski holds a B.A. summa cum laude from Yale University, an M.A. in Government from Harvard University, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. He teaches courses on judicial politics, constitutional law, political theory, debating justice, the presidency, and public administration.
Prof. Rozinski writes about political science pedagogy and prelaw education. His articles include “Using Music to Teach Political Theory,” PS: Political Science and Politics (July 2015), and “Experiential Legal Writing Before Law School,” Journal of Experiential Learning (Spring 2017). Prof. Rozinski has also written two textbooks on political theory: Readings in Political Theory, which is in its 8th edition and available on Amazon, and Readings in American Political Theory, which is available at "Readings in American Political Theory" by Tom Rozinski (touro.edu). Prof. Rozinski published a textbook titled Constitutional Freedoms in the United States, which will be available in the Touro online library by September 2024.
Prior to joining Touro in 2006, Prof. Rozinski practiced law at two large firms in Manhattan and served for seven years as general counsel to two New York City agencies. In 2001, he was Acting Commissioner of Homeless Services for New York City. He has also taught legal writing at the University of Michigan Law School.
Prof. Rozinski is the principal prelaw advisor for Touro students at all campuses, and is a former President of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, the nation’s largest prelaw advising organization. In 2019, he created the New York Association for PreLaw Advising and Pedagogy, which brings together prelaw advisors and admissions officers in the New York metropolitan area. He has been the president of NYAPLAP since its inception. He can be reached at thomas.rozinski@touro.edu.
Education
- BA, Yale summa cum laude (double major in economics and political science) 1981
- MA, Harvard (Government) 1987
- JD, cum laude Harvard 1987
Publications
- Rozinski, T. (2024). Readings in American Political Theory. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/opentextbooks/6
- Rozinski, T. (2021 January 27). Music and political theory [panel presentation.] Music and Social Justice, University of Connecticut
- Rozinski, T. (2017). Experiential legal writing before law school: Undergraduate judicial opinions. Journal of Experiential Learning, 2(1) [Article 7].
- Rozinski, T. (2015). Using music and lyrics to teach political theory. PS: Political Science & Politics, 48(3), 483-487.
In The News
Local professor uses music to get students interested in political theory, Bklyner
Pop music in Touro poli sci class, NY Jewish Week
How to bridge the gap between college and law school, RealClearEducation
That pop song may provide a classics lesson, The Wall Street Journal
