Lecturer About Kennette Benedict Kennette Benedict is senior advisor to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. From 2005-2015, she served as executive director and publisher of the Bulletin, the leading scholarly magazine about threats to humanity from nuclear weapons, climate change, and emerging technologies. She has published articles and gives media interviews about nuclear weapons and disarmament, nuclear power, and global governance. From 1991-2005, Benedict was the director of International Peace and Security at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, overseeing grant making on a broad international security agenda. She also directed a grant-making initiative in Russia from 1992-2001 and an initiative on science, technology and security from 2000-2005. Previously she taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She received her BA from Oberlin College and her PhD in political science from Stanford University. Contact Information Room 3043 kbenedict@uchicago.edu Recent News Harris Public Policy Selects 2022-2023 Common Read Fri., June 24, 2022 Alumni Profile: Varsha Sivaram, MPP’19 Thu., June 23, 2022 More news Upcoming Events Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session Wed., June 29, 2022 | 12:00 PM Virtual Event Chicago, IL 60637 United States UChicago Harris Coffee Chat in Chicago, IL Fri., July 01, 2022 | 2:00 PM Plein Air Cafe 5751 South Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events