John Mackey
Chair and Master Lecturer, College of General Studies
John W. Mackey is Master Lecturer and Chair of the Social Sciences Division in the College of General Studies. He teaches courses on modern Russian and Chinese history, American foreign policy, and modern European history. He received the Peyton Richter Award for Interdisciplinary Teaching from the College of General Studies in 2016, the Janice Thaddeus Teaching Prize from Harvard University in 2004, and the Donald White Teaching Excellence Award from Boston College in 1997. His work has been published by Cognoscenti, Salon, and We’re History. He is currently writing a guidebook for first-year college students.