Kevin M. Kruse is a professor of history at Princeton University. He served as the David L. Rike University Preceptor of History from 2003 to 2006. His research interests include the political, social, and urban/suburban history of 20th-century America, with a particular focus on the making of modern conservatism.
Kruse earned his B.A. at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University.