Written by Kelly Kleinsteuber

Loch K. Johnson is a Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia
and a chief authority on foreign policy.
Author and American foreign policy authority Loch K. Johnson will be the Phi Beta
Kappa Society visiting professor at Texas Tech University from Sept. 28 – Oct 1
Johnson, Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia, will
give a public lecture titled “Changing the World through Secret Intervention: The
Use and Misuse of Covert Action as an Instrument of American Secret Foreign Policy,” on
Sept. 29. In addition to his lecture, Johnson will visit with students and faculty,
meet with classes and interact with local
Phi Beta Kappa members during his time at Texas Tech.
“Dr. Johnson has an international reputation as a top researcher in his field,” Mary
Jane Hurst, president of Texas Tech’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, said. “He is also well-regarded
as a teacher, and his work in the field of international relations and political
science make him an ideal visitor during the last weeks before the presidential election.”
Johnson was a visiting professor at Yale and a visiting fellow at Oxford before coming
to Texas Tech. His other accomplishments include the Owens Award for research and
the Josiah Meigs Prize for outstanding teaching. He is editor of the international
journal, “Intelligence and National Security,” and the author of more than 150 articles
and books. Johnson’s primary research and teaching interests include intelligence
and security studies, American foreign policy, and executive relations in the United
States.
About Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society, was established in 1776 at the College
of William and Mary. Its mission is to champion education in the liberal arts and
sciences, to recognize academic excellence, and to foster freedom of thought and expression.
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