Laura McEnaney was vice president for research and academic programs at the Newberry Library from 2021 to 2024. She directed the Newberry’s research centers, fellowships, and K-12 teacher professional development programs. She is professor emerita of history at Whittier College, where she taught a variety of topics in modern US history, including war and society, women and gender, social movements, and first-year introductory courses. She created Whittier’s first center for faculty development, offering a curriculum to help professors enhance their teaching methods. Her scholarly focus is war and society, and she has published two books in this area: Postwar: Waging Peace in Chicago (Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 2018), and Civil Defense Begins at Home: Militarization Meets Everyday Life in the Fifties (Princeton Univ. Press, 2000).
Laura McEnaney
