Bio


Meade Klingensmith is a Lecturer for Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) and a historian of Britain and the British Empire. He received his PhD in History from Stanford in 2022, his MA in Modern History from the University of Kent in 2014 (where he was a Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar), and his BA in History from Oberlin College in 2012.

In addition to his teaching with the COLLEGE program, he has taught on British, Middle East, and World history and on the global history of pacifism and nonviolence. Outside of Stanford, Meade is committed to public, community, and high school education, having volunteered in multiple capacities at Sequoia High School in Redwood City. He is also a multi-instrumentalist musician who loves to incorporate music and music history in the classroom.

Academic Appointments


  • Lecturer, Stanford Introductory Studies - Civic, Liberal, and Global Education

Professional Education


  • Ph.D., Stanford University, History (2022)
  • M.A., University of Kent, Modern History (2014)
  • B.A., Oberlin College, History (2012)