Breadcrumb Home Personnel Matthew Spalding Matthew Spalding Title Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, Vice President of Washington Operations, Kirby Chair in Constitutional Government, and Professor of Politics Year Appointed 2013 Type Professors Education B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1986 M.A., Claremont Graduate School, 1993 Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1995