David Harvey
Dean, Center for the Study of Western Civilization
Dean, Center for the Study of Western Civilization
David Allen Harvey is Professor of History and International/Area Studies at New College of Florida, where he has taught since 2000. He is serving as Chair of the Faculty from 2025 to 2028, and previously served as Chair of the Division of Social Sciences and as the inaugural dean of the Great Books program. Dr. Harvey is a specialist in French cultural history and is the author of four books, a dozen articles, and dozens of book reviews and short essays. His most recent book, Tropical Despotisms: Enlightened Reform in the French Caribbean (Cornell University Press, 2024), won the 2025 Mary Alice and Philip Boucher prize from the French Colonial Historical Society.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT?
This is a fantastic school for bright, curious students eager to learn and to find their calling.
WHAT MAKES NEW COLLEGE OF
FLORIDA SO UNIQUE?
Close collaboration and mentoring of students from dedicated faculty who are committed to their success.
What made you decide to teach at New College of Florida?
I had a wonderful campus visit and fell in love with the college.
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