Dr. Jason Jividen has been with Saint Vincent for more than a decade, serving as assistant professor of politics from 2010 to 2014 and associate professor of political science since 2014. Jividen was appointed chair of the political science department in 2021 and is the co-director of the Center for Political and Economic Thought. He teaches courses in American political thought and institutions, constitutional law, and the history of political philosophy.
In 2013, Jividen was awarded SVC's annual Quentin Schaut Faculty Award, which recognizes the contributions, leadership, and achievements of a junior faculty member to the curriculum and life of the college. Jividen has delivered numerous invited lectures and conference papers on topics in ancient and modern political philosophy, the principles of the American founding, Abraham Lincoln's political thought, American progressivism and civic education.
