Joe William Trotter Jr. (born 18 June 1945)[1] is a Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice and past History Department Chair at Carnegie Mellon University.
Trotter received his BA degree from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin and his M.A.
Trotter also was a member and vice president of the Board of Trustees of the H. John Heinz III Regional History Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate,[2] and past President of the Labor and Working-Class History Association.
[5] Trotter also affiliated with the Ohio School Boards Association[6] and is a frequent contributor to Jacobin Magazine.
[7] In 2019, Trotter was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.