Lloyd C. Gardner (born 1934)[1] is an Americanhistorian, a member of the "Wisconsin School" of diplomatic history along withWalter LaFeber andThomas J. McCormick. He was educated at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.
Gardner was theCharles and Mary Beard Professor of History atRutgers University, where he taught since 1963.[2][3] A specialist in 20th centuryHistory of U.S. foreign policy, Gardner has held several national fellowships, including twoFulbright Professorships in England andFinland, and aGuggenheim Fellowship. He is author or editor of 16 books on American foreign policy.
The Lloyd C. Gardner Fellowship Program in Leadership and Social Policy at Rutgers was established in his honor.[4]