He is Eugene C. Barker Centennial Professor Emeritus in American History at the University of Texas at Austin.
He was an instructor and assistant professor at Yale, 1965-1967, then spent his career at the University of Texas at Austin.
[3] His awards include National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship (1974), and Carr P. Collins Prize from the Texas Institute of Letters in 1974.
[6] Presidential Studies Quarterly stated in 2011: "Gould, the preeminent political historian of the Progressive Era, contributes new, original research and a provocative reinterpretation in Four Hats in the Ring, which is based on insights from his 40 years of research into the period.
This study was long overdue....Gould's insight, conclusions, and presentation are all quite strong....[It] will prove to be the first volume that scholars who want to learn more about Taft will consult for years to come.