▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Sch ram m ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Cla rem ont ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁States mans hip ▁and ▁Political ▁Philosoph y ▁in ▁Cla rem ont , ▁California , ▁until ▁the ▁inst itute ▁encountered ▁financial ▁problems . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Re agan ▁Administration ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁International ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁Turn ing ▁back ▁to ▁academ ics , ▁Sch ram m ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Political ▁Science ▁at ▁Ash land ▁University ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Special ▁Program s ▁of ▁the ▁Ash bro ok ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁became ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Ash bro ok ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁and ▁subsequent ▁death ▁of ▁Charles ▁Part on . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁also ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Master ▁of ▁American ▁History ▁and ▁Government ▁Program ▁at ▁Ash land ▁University , ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁create . ▁He ▁has ▁taught ▁courses ▁on ▁U . S . ▁political ▁thought , ▁great ▁U . S . ▁texts , ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln , ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁the ▁" H uman ▁Being ▁and ▁Cit izen ." ▁ ▁Sch ram m ▁provided ▁daily ▁comment ary ▁on ▁current ▁events ▁at ▁the ▁Ash bro ok ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁web log , ▁No ▁Left ▁Turn s . ▁He ▁edited , ▁co - ed ited , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books