Stephen Lucas

Lucas is a professor of Communication Arts and Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities at the University of Wisconson-Madison, where he has taught since 1972. He recieved his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his master's and doctorate degrees from Penn State University. His first book, Portents of Rebellion: Rhetoric and Revolution in Philadelphia, 1765-1776, received the Golden Anniversary Award of the National Communication Association in 1977 and was...See more

Lucas is a professor of Communication Arts and Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities at the University of Wisconson-Madison, where he has taught since 1972. He recieved his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his master's and doctorate degrees from Penn State University. His first book, Portents of Rebellion: Rhetoric and Revolution in Philadelphia, 1765-1776, received the Golden Anniversary Award of the National Communication Association in 1977 and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He has written numerous award-winning articles, and has directed the introductory public speaking course at the University of Wisconson-Madison since 1973. See less