Jack Miller Center Announces New Class of Miller Fellows

Each year, the Jack Miller Center conducts a rigorous two-week conference for a cohort of 20-25 talented young scholars to gain a profound understanding of American political thought and history and build a rich professional network to further their intellectual growth.

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August 31, 2024

Philadelphia, PA – The Jack Miller Center has announced its new class of Miller Fellows has completed the Summer Institute.

This cohort of Miller Fellows includes graduate students and young faculty from Boston College, the University of Chicago, the University of Florida, Harvard University, Princeton University, and several more. Spotlights of Miller Fellows and JMC Scholars can be found online at our website.

“These scholars are some of the brightest young minds in the country,” said JMC president Hans Zeiger.

A group photo of Miller Fellows, staff, and Jack and Goldie Miller at the 2024 Summer Institute
“I had the opportunity to sit in on some of their discussions and get to know the Miller Fellows, and it was nothing short of inspirational. We are witnessing a civics revival happening in real-time, and these rising academics will be on the front lines leading the charge.”

Hans Zeiger

President of the Jack Miller Center

Behind the Miller Fellows

The Miller Fellowship began in 2004 when a group of senior scholars identified a growing lack of professors who could teach the ideas and documents of the American political tradition. The Fellowship begins with the JMC Summer Institute, a rigorous two-week conference in which the new cohort sharpens their understanding of American political thought and history and builds a rich professional network to further their intellectual growth. Since 2005, there have been nearly 700 Miller Fellows who have attended the Summer Institute.

“My time at the Summer Institute was intellectually stimulating and deeply enriching”

Yiyang Zhuge

PhD candidate in political theory at Boston College

“I formed lasting friendships and look forward to joining the network of excellent scholars at the JMC.”

This year’s Summer Institute was titled “Rhetoric and Democratic Persuasion.” Institute faculty included prominent scholars such as Diana Schaub, Susan Collins, Devin Stauffer, Lucas Morel, Jed Atkins, and Wilfred McClay. Workshops were led by scholars including JMC board members James W. Ceaser of the University of Virginia and Benjamin Kleinerman of Baylor University. 

Prof. Diana Schaub speaking with a Miller Fellow at the 2024 Summer Institute between sessions

After the Summer Institute, the JMC continues to invest in Miller Fellows through ongoing networking opportunities, supporting their leadership in new campus programs and events, and offering invaluable research assistance. 

“The Summer Institute provides an incredible foundation for our Miller Fellows,” said JMC board chairman Michael Weiser. “It has been remarkable to see what the network has done over the past 20 years to transform how we teach and understand the American political tradition.”

The Jack Miller Center was founded in 2007, a Philadelphia-based educational nonprofit committed to solving the national crisis of uninformed citizenship by teaching America’s founding principles and history. In addition to Summer Institutes and the Miller Fellows program hosted under the aegis of the American Political Tradition Project, JMC also directs the Founding Civics Initiative to revitalize K-12 civic education and an annual National Summit on Civic Education.

For more information or further inquiries, please contact mlucchese@gojmc.org

2024 Miller Fellows

Nicholas Barden

Georgetown University

Man writing during a session at the JMC Summer Institute 2024
Credit Alexis Carré. Alexis Carré is a 2024 Miller Fellow.

Alexander Batson

University of Texas at Austin

Evelyn Behling

University of Notre Dame

Zachary R. Bennett

Michigan State University 

Alexis Carré

Harvard University 

Nicolas Day

American Flag in Philadelphia in black and white
Credit Alexis Carré. Alexis Carré is a 2024 Miller Fellow.

Tulane University

Michael R. Gonzalez

University of Toledo

Sam Hage 

Tulane University 

Meghan Herwig

University of Florida

Max Lykins

Bowdoin College

Mary Jane Porzenheim

Boston College

Casey Richard Puerzer

Boston College 

Andrea Ray

University of Chicago

Matthew Reising

Man leading a session during the 2024 JMC Summer Institute
Credit Alexis Carré. Alexis Carré is a 2024 Miller Fellow.

Princeton University

Ted J. Richards

University of Mississippi

Jeffery Tyler Syck

University of Pikeville

Chris Tweedt

Christopher Newport University

Constantine Vassiliou

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Headshot of Yiyang Zhuge, a 2024 Miller Fellow
Credit Alexis Carré. Alexis Carré is a 2024 Miller Fellow.

Matthew H. Young

Elon University

Samuel L. Young

Indiana Wesleyan University

Yiyang Zhuge

Boston College 

Daniel Zoumaya

Utah Valley University 

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