Dr. Randall Law Randall Law is an Assistant Professor of History at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama, where he has taught courses on the history of Russia, Europe, and terrorism since 2003. In 2008, Polity Press will publish Law’s book, A History of Terrorism, a narrative survey designed for both general readership and course use. Law frequently speaks on the history of terrorism to academic audiences and civic organizations and writes occasional op-ed articles for The Birmingham News on terrorism and related matters.

Law received a B.A. in Russian from Amherst College; an M.A. in Russian and East European Studies from Yale University; and a Ph.D. in Russian and European history from Georgetown University. Before arriving at BSC, Law taught at Northwestern College of Iowa, Westminster College ( Salt Lake City, Utah), and the University of Utah.

Law is the 2006 recipient of Birmingham-Southern’s Bob Whetstone Faculty Development Award, which is presented “to a non-tenured faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching during the previous year.” He is listed in Who’s Who in America (since 2005), Who’s Who in American Education (since 2005), and Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders (since 2007).

Law was born in Kansas City and lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife, Hannah Wolfson, and son, Alex. He can be contacted at 205-226-7836 or rlaw@bsc.edu.