Thomas Lindsay (academic)

Thomas Lindsay
Lindsay walking through protest of a Shimer College board meeting in 2010
Born	Thomas Kevin Lindsay
Nationality	American
Title	President of Shimer College (2009–2010)
Scholarly background
Alma mater	BA Northern Illinois University, MA and PhD, University of Chicago
Thesis	Aristotle on Democracy (1989)
Scholarly work
Discipline	Political science
School or tradition	American conservatism
Institutions	University of Northern Iowa University of Dallas Seton Hall University Shimer College

Thomas Kevin Lindsay is an American academic who briefly served as President of Shimer College.^[1] He was the Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities until December 2008. He was also the Director of the NEH We the People initiative, which funds programs, research and other activities that explore significant events and themes in US history and culture, and advance knowledge of the principles that define America. He serves as the Director of the Center for Higher Education at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank.