Richard Vanden Bosch is professor of American history at Modesto Junior College, and
a full-time instructor of American history at Ripon High School. He’s been teaching for
31 years. His specialties include early U.S. history, constitutionalism, and religious
liberty. He is also involved in leadership with College Board writing and assessing
APUSH exams. He received the Outstanding Young Educator of the Year for the state of
California, the 2003 James Madison Memorial Senior Fellowship for California, and the
2015 Madison Memorial Foundation Congressional Fellowship. He resides in Modesto
with his wife Tammy and son Noah.