Background
Cushman, Robert Fairchild was born on November 28, 1918 in Champaign, Ill. Son of Robert Eugene and Clarissa White (Fairchild) Cushman.
editor Political science educator author
Cushman, Robert Fairchild was born on November 28, 1918 in Champaign, Ill. Son of Robert Eugene and Clarissa White (Fairchild) Cushman.
AB, Cornell University, 1940. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1949.
Graduate teaching assistant, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1946-1949; instructor political science, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1949-1953; assistant professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1952-1953; associate professor, New York University, New York City, 1953-1969; professor government, New York University, New York City, 1969-1984; retired, New York University, New York City, 1984.
Served to sergeant Air corpus, United States army, 1942-1946, India.
Married Rhea Lillian Casterline, June 3, 1917. Children: Leslee Cushman Myers, Linda Cushman Ruth.