Rate My Professor Kevin Hula

Kevin Hula, Ph.D., serves as Associate Professor of Political Science at Loyola University Maryland, a position he has held since 2000, following his appointment as Assistant Professor in 1994. He earned his Ph.D. and A.M. in Political Science from Harvard University, as well as a B.A. in Political Science and Germanic Languages and Literature from the University of Kansas. Hula's research centers on organized interest groups and the executive branch, with a particular emphasis on the intelligence community. His book, Lobbying Together: Interest Group Coalitions in Legislative Politics, published by Georgetown University Press in 1999, draws from interviews conducted with over 130 lobbyists and group leaders during his two-year research stay at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., where he was a Brookings Research Fellow from 1992 to 1993. Additional publications include abridgements and updates of the textbook Challenge of Democracy by Janda, Berry, and Goldman (4th through 9th Brief editions, Student Achievement Series, Student Choice, and Essentials editions), book chapters on lobbying, and research on interest group coalitions in debates over human cloning and stem cell research. In 2026, Cornell University Press will publish a completely annotated scholarly edition of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, co-edited with Douglas Harris.

Awarded the Harry W. Rodgers, III Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award by Loyola University Maryland in 2016 and the Educator for Life Award in 2015, Hula is recognized for his excellence in teaching courses on American politics, the executive branch, strategic intelligence, lobbying, and constitutional law. His accolades also encompass the Emerging Scholar Award from the APSA Political Organizations and Parties Section in 2000, the OSS Golden Candle Award in 1997, a Distinguished Teaching Certificate from Harvard University in 1994, the Jacob Javits Fellowship from 1987 to 1991, and membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Pi Sigma Alpha in 1986. At Loyola, he has chaired the Curriculum Committee, founded the political science internship program as departmental coordinator, and advised the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship student group for over twenty years, contributing significantly to student engagement and academic governance.