HOWARD P LEHMAN portrait
  • Director, International Leadership Academy
  • Director of the Fulbright Program, Office for Global Engagement
  • Director, International Relations Certificate, Political Science Department
  • Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
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Professional Service

  • UNLV. Role: Member. External Reviewer of the Department of Political Science at the UNLV, January 2019. 01/31/2019 - 02/01/2019
  • Institute of International Education. Role: Member. Institute of International Education. Reviewer, Fulbright Award, National Screening Committee, San Francisco, December 2017. Scholarly Service. 12/10/2018 - 12/12/2018. Hours Served: 8 Global Impact (Global). 12/10/2018 - 12/12/2018
  • Institute of International Education. Reviewer, Fulbright Award, National Screening Committee, San Francisco, December 2017. 12/10/2017 - 12/12/2017
  • Institute of International Education. Reviewer, Fulbright Award, National Screening Committee, San Francisco, December 2016. 12/11/2016 - 12/12/2016

Internal Service

  • Member, CSBS RPT Committee, 2018. Member, 09/01/2018 - 11/01/2018. College service.
  • Chair, RPT Committee, 2016-18. Chair, 09/01/2017 - 05/01/2018. Department service.
  • Member, Excellence in Global Education Award Selection Committee, 2017. Member, 09/01/2017 - 11/01/2017. University service.
  • Member, University Lacrosse Working Group, 2017. Member, 01/10/2017 - 05/01/2017. University service.
  • Faculty Fulbright Interview Committee. Chair, 09/15/2016 - present. University service.
  • Athletics Advisory Council. Chair, 07/01/2016 - present. University service.
  • Retention, Promotion, Tenure Committee. Chair, 05/09/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Fulbright Program. Director, 01/11/2016 - present. University service.
  • Fulbright Program. Director, 11/2014 - present. University service.
  • Faculty Fulbright Committee. Chair, 09/2014 - present. University service.
  • Tenured Faculty Review Committee, 2014. Member, 06/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Model United Nations Club. Faculty Advisor, 09/2012 - 05/2014. University service.
  • Athletics Advisory Council. Vice-Chair, 09/2012 - 08/2013. University service.
  • Francis D. Wormuth Presidential Chair Search Committee, 2012. Chair, 04/2012 - 02/2013. Department service.
  • Library Policy Advisory Committee. Co-Chair, 07/2011 - present. University service.
  • International Organization Search Committe. Chair, 07/2011 - present. Department service.
  • International Political Economy Search Committee, 2011. Chair, 07/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Undergraduate Studies Committee. Member, 01/2011 - present. Department service.
  • RPT Committee. Chair, 01/2011 - present. Department service.
  • International Relations Certificate. Director, 01/2011 - 12/2011. Department service.
  • International Relations Field Committee. Member, 01/2011 - 12/2011. Department service.
  • Graduate Research Fellowship of the Graduate School. Member, 07/2010 - present. University service.
  • RPT Committee. Chair, 07/2010 - 06/30/2011. Department service.
  • Athletics Advisory Council. Member, 07/2009 - present. University service.

Community Partnership

  • Member, National Alumni Association Board of Colorado College. 01/04/2016 - present
  • Utah Chapter of the Fulbright Association. 01/04/2016 - present

Outreach

  • Invited Speaker, “Global Leadership,” Park City High School, October 26, 2017. 10/26/2017 - 10/26/2017

In the Media

  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Stewart is Wrong about the “Imminent Threat” of Socialism, March 1, 2019. 03/01/2019.
  • Interviewed by Voice of America – Russia Service, “Current Politics in the US,” February 14, 2019. 02/14/2019.
  • Interviewed by Voice of America – Russia Service, “Current Politics in the US,” January 19, 2019 (https://www.facebook.com/144776752025/posts/10155929506412026/). 01/19/2019.
  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Looking on the Bright Side of Life During Darker Days,” May 22, 2018. 05/22/2018.
  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Trump-Kim Negotiations. What Could Possibly go Wrong?,” March 12, 2018. 03/12/2018.
  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Trump’s Standard of Lying Drags Us All Down,” February 25, 2018. 02/25/2018.
  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Trump’s Tweets Weaken our Democratic Institutions,” August 13, 2017. Community Engagement. 08/13/2017.
  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Will the US Decline Under Trump’s Leadership?,” April 22, 2017. 04/22/2017.
  • Interviewed by Fox News, Ch. 13 about Michael Flynn’s resignation, February 14, 2017. 02/14/2017.
  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Trump Diminishes U.S. Standing in the World,” February 2, 2017. 02/02/2017.
  • Wrote commentary published in the Salt Lake Tribune, “Can GOP Build ‘Republican 3.0’ Out of Ashes of its Warring Factions?,” August 7, 2016. 08/07/2016.
  • Interviewed by KRCL on the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, March 18, 2016. 03/18/2016.
  • Salt Lake Tribune, “Promise of ‘Age of Idealism’ Gives Way to the Distrust of ‘Age of Cynicism,”. 12/05/2015.
  • Deseret News, “European View of American Soft Power” . 08/28/2015.
  • Interviewed by Radio France on Japanese Prime Minister’s trip to Africa, Jan. 9, 2014. 01/09/2014.
  • Interviewed by AP (Tokyo Bureau) on Japanese Prime Minister’s trip to Africa: published January 9, 2014 in Washington Post, ABC News, Jakarta Post, Bradenton Herald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Journal Times, Miami Herald, Asahi Shimbun, Albany Times Union, Salon, Minneapolis Star Tribune, San Jose Mercury News, San Luis Obispo Tribune. 01/09/2014.
  • Interviewed by GlobalPost (South Africa) on Japanese Prime Minister’s trip to Africa, Jan. 9, 2014. 01/09/2014.
  • Interviewed by BYU Radio on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. 12/2013.
  • Interviewed by The Chronicle on the Fulbright Program and University of Utah Students. 08/08/2011.
  • Interviewed by Mishpacha (Jewish Family Weekly) on Jon Hunstman’s potential presidential candidacy. 05/25/2011.
  • Interviewed by The Chronicle on the death of Osama bin Laden. 05/02/2011.
  • Interviewed by KSL Radio on Japanese culture and earthquake. 03/15/2011.
  • Interviewed by The Chronicle on China’s rise as a global power. 04/08/2010.