07/10/2025
Scott Boddery, judicial scholar and professor of political science, will leave Gettysburg College next month after eight years with the school. He advised pre-law students, taught constitutional law courses and directed the Eisenhower Institute’s Fielding Center.
Boddery is leaving higher education and moving to Massachusetts with his wife and two young children. There, he plans to continue in education through community programs, a local high school and consulting work.
“Gettysburg College is a special place. The faculty members here are devoted to their craft, and they care deeply for the student body,” Boddery said. “With their guidance the institution’s future is bright, and I’ll be cheering from afar.”
He earned his law degree at Florida State University and Ph.D from Binghamton University and worked at Davidson College for two years before joining Gettysburg’s faculty in 2017.
As associate professor of political science, Boddery taught courses on constitutional law, American government and legal policy. In 2018, he won the College’s Ralph Cavaliere Endowed Teaching Award.
Boddery said that more than anything, he’ll miss the classroom.
“Each semester I found there’s a moment when the class gels and the discussion becomes fluid and dynamic,” he said. “Those moments make for great classes, irrespective of the topic, and that’s because of Gettysburg’s incredible students, who I’ll never forget. Truly.”
As head of the Eisenhower Institute Fielding Fellows, he led Gettysburg seniors on international research trips to London, Oxford, Amsterdam and the Hague. He also advised The Gettysburgian for six years.
The Gettysburgian reached out to a number of Boddery’s students, advisees, and colleagues, and asked what impact he had on them. Read the responses online at Gettysburgian.com
✍️ Vincent DiFonzo ‘25
Editor’s Note: Scott Boddery served as faculty advisor to The Gettysburgian from 2019 to 2025 and has advised the author of this article.
