Ulrich Boser

Ulrich Boser is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. A former contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report, he examines social policy topics and is particularly interested in education and criminal justice issues. His work has won various awards and appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, and Smithsonian.

 

In February 2009, HarperCollins published his book The Gardner Heist to glowing reviews. "Boser has produced a captivating portrait of the world's biggest unsolved art theft," noted The Wall Street Journal. “Boser has done a public service in exposing the real world of art theft,” said USA Today. The book spent more than a month on the Boston Globe best-seller list and became a national best-seller.

 

To learn more about Ulrich Boser, please visit http://ulrichboser.com/

Published work

The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft (Smithsonian Books, February 2009)

Speaking Engagements

Best-selling author and social commentator, Ulrich Boser is an incisive observer of American politics and culture. He is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and author of The Gardner Heist: The Untold Story Behind The World's Largest Art Heist. The book received glowing reviews in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and USA Today and spent more than two months on the Boston Globe best-seller list.

Boser is also the research director of Leaders and Laggards, a national project to evaluate state systems of education and the founding editor of the criminal justice website The Open Case. Prior to his position at the Center, Boser was a contributing editor for U.S. News & World Report and a special projects director for the Washington Post Express. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Smithsonian, and Slate, and he regularly serves as media commenter for outlets such as CNN, National Public Radio, and Fox News.  

 

Lecture topics include:

 

·         The Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Heist: Unlocking the Mystery Behind the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft

 

·         Criminal Justice Unbound: The Glorification of Crime and Criminals—and What It Means for the Future of America’s Legal System

 

·         Strong American Schools: What It Will Take to Make Every Student College Ready

 

·         Beating the Odds: How Great Schools are Closing the Gaps Between the Haves and the Have Nots

 

·         Talent, Genes, and The Art of Deliberate Practice: How Nurture Can Beat Nature and What It Means for Your Inner Genius

 

To learn more about Ulrich Boser, please visit his website. You can listen to an interview with NPR's "All Things Considered" here and watch a clip from an interview with Fox News here.

 

 

 

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