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Apply Now: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to offer a special funding opportunity to assess civic education on the national level.

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Jeremy Rabkin: Do We Still Support Constitutional Government?

This past April, Jeremy Rabkin participated in a panel on challenges to the Constitution at the 2019 Bradley Conference, which was sponsored by the JMC and the Bradley Foundation.

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University of Virginia: Summer Civics Institute for Teachers

On June 17-21, 2019, the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy at the University of Virginia, a JMC partner program, is holding a summer civics institute for middle and high school teachers.

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Wilfred McClay: Land of Hope

JMC board member Wilfred M. McClay has released a new book, Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story. He was recently interviewed about the book by the Wall Street Journal.

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Purdue University: Remaking American Political History

On June 6-7, 2019, Purdue University will host a conference on American political history and how it can be made accessible to the public.

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Matthew Franck: Countering Challenges to the Constitution

Matthew Franck recently participated in a panel on challenges to the Constitution at the 2019 Bradley Conference, which was sponsored by the JMC and the Bradley Foundation.

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Michael Greve: Originalism as Ideology

Michael Greve recently participated in a panel on originalism at the 2019 Bradley Conference, which was sponsored by the JMC and the Bradley Foundation. His remarks have been adapted into an article.

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Greg Weiner: Our Constitutional Emergency

JMC fellow Greg Weiner has recently written an article for the New York Times on civic education and the constitutional order.

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Restoring Civic Virtue in America

The Ryan Foundation's American National Character & Civic Friendship Project seeks to restore American civic life.

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Public Education and American Civic Life

Johann Neem will discuss public schools and American civic life at Missouri's Kinder Institute.

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New Summer Intensive Civics Programs for High School Teachers

Hosted by the Newberry Library and the University of Chicago
Supported by the JMC's HLM Founding Civics Initiative

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Democratizing the Great Books

JMC Fellows Casey N. Blake, Roosevelt Montás and Tamara Mann Tweel write in Inside Higher Ed

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“The Virtue of an Educated Voter”

Alan Taylor in "The American Scholar"

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Democracy and Education in the 21st Century

A conference by the Center for American Studies at Columbia University

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Robert D. Putnam on “Conversations with Bill Kristol”

Robert Putnam discusses civic life in and participation in America

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Teaching Better Civics

"More civics courses alone is not the answer. Civics education itself needs an overhaul that makes it relevant to digital learners."

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Commercial Republic Initiative Events at UCLA

Recent Commercial Republic events at UCLA

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Tom Kelly Leads Civic Education Discussion

“Civic Renewal and Higher Education”: a discussion at Villanova.

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National Constitution Center to Expand Civic Literacy Programming

National Constitution Center's new programming, JMC's Pamela Edwards on advisory board.

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Arizona Becomes 1st State to Require Civics Test for High School Graduation

AZ to require civics test for graduation.

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Ruth Wisse on the University in Decline

"Liberal democracy is not biologically transmitted. I don't think [universities] understand that."

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From Newsweek: “American Horror, Ivy League Edition”

"[I]f the Ivy League is turning out imperfect citizens, then its imperfect teachers are to blame."

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OU Teach-In on the Civil War

Panel Explores How To Make History Vital To 21st Century Education

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New Freshman Great Books and Civic Education Program at UT

The Thomas Jefferson Center launches a new Program

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