Biography
Waltz is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University. He is also a past President of the American Political Science Association (1987–1988) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Waltz received his B.A. majoring in Economics from Oberlin College. After attending Columbia University to obtain an upper graduate degree in Economics, he switched to Political Science because it was more interesting to him. He received his Ph.D in 1954. Waltz is a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
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