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CHICAGO

JMC’s Chicago Initiative so far includes eleven institutions and 75 professors in political science, history, and law. We continue to work to build partnerships in the Chicago area so that more students have the opportunity to study the great ideas of American history. Our mission is for students to graduate prepared to continue Chicago’s long tradition of civic pride.

A MODEL FOR THE NATION. Working together, Chicago area educators and donors provide students a deeper understanding of our nation’s founding principles, a prerequisite to becoming responsible citizens. Our approach leverages both academic talent and philanthropic investment, providing for a transformation of civic education in the region.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Begun in 2018, JMC’s PNW Initiative so far reaches to twelve institutions in the Pacific Northwest. We continue to work to build partnerships in the region so that more students are exposed to the great ideas of American history and the founding. The Initiative is generously supported by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, which works with purpose and enthusiasm to support projects in the Pacific Northwest that educate, develop, and bridge cultures, beliefs and generations.

This year’s campus events were held throughout the spring and fall of 2019 and focused on a variety of themes within American political thought. They particularly supported the careers of faculty, giving them greater clout at their home institutions. They also gave other PNW faculty the opportunity to engage with scholars in and outside of the region.

At the same time, our PNW faculty are now gaining new opportunities to serve as guest lecturers themselves, further developing their academic networks. In 2019, PNW faculty partners participated in 10 events at JMC partner programs both inside and outside the PNW. In particular, Mark David Hall (George Fox) and Nicholas Buccola (Linfield), published books this year, and we were able to use our network to assist in publicizing their work through speaking events.

OHIO

As citizens, students need to understand the basic ideas that shape our economic and political life–in order both to realize their personal potential and to participate in local, state and national political discussions.

The Ohio Political Economy Project is designed to transform education in the Buckeye State by providing students new opportunities to deepen their knowledge of how our nation’s free institutions drive innovation and progress.

Working in partnership with faculty and administrators the JMC is developing a new initiative that will expand student access to this education and develop engaging, innovative curricular models that will add value for students in the humanities, as well as students preparing for lives in business, law and other endeavors. To achieve this goal, we are building a statewide community of interested faculty and supporting the development of new courses and resources.

NEW YORK

The role and size of the federal government frames today’s national political conversation. To understand clearly the arguments on all sides of this issue that has been central to American political life since the early days of our republic, a solid grounding in our nation’s founding principles and history is essential.

JMC’s Politics and the Founding Project in New York brings together faculty and scholars from colleges and universities, and public and private institutions to the benefit of New York City college students. The project enures that college graduates, the future leaders of America, understand our founding principles and the people and events of the past that have shaped our nation, preparing them to be thoughtful and engaged citizens.

The Jeffersonian Seminar Series brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines and fields for a two-day colloquium to discuss the ideas and institutions that shaped the American Founding. The goal of JMC’s Jeffersonian Seminar Series is to develop academic communities in specific regions across the country.

– Selected Past Seminars –

"Lincoln's Constitutional Statesmanship" (New York, NY): In partnership with the Yale Center for the Study of Representative Institutions, Yale University
"The First Amendment, Freedom of Conscience, and Liberty of the Press" (Columbia, MO): In partnership with the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri
"The Founders and International Relations: Security and the Rule of Law in the 18th Century Atlantic World" (Washington, D.C.)
"Strategic Interactions: 18th Century Principles and 21st Century American Global Interests" (Chicago, IL)
"Liberty, Emancipation, and the Rule of Law" (Portland, OR)
"Commerce and Character" (Columbus, OH)

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– Selected Past Seminars –

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Jeffersonian Seminars

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