Archive for the ‘Donor News’ Category

Colleen Sheehan Appointed to the PA Board of Education

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

The Jack Miller Center is pleased to announce that one of our Faculty members and Program Director of the Ryan Center at Villanova University, Dr. Colleen Sheehan, has been confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate as a member of the State Board of Education.  She was nominated by Governor Tom Corbett.  Please join us in offering Dr. Sheehan our sincere congratulations.

Read more about Professor Sheehan HERE

NEH Summer Programs for Professors

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

NEH’s Division of Education Programs offers teachers opportunities to study a variety of humanities topics in Summer Seminars and Institutes.

Humane Studies Fellowships: $15,000

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Awards range from $2,000 to $15,000 and fellowship winners may re-apply for each year of their studies.

U Penn Law School: No voter Left Behind

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Editor of Teaching America and WSJ editor David Feith will moderate a discussion on the importance of teaching civic education in our nation’s school system.

JMC Fall 2011 Quarterly Report

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Quarterly newsletter detailing activities and programs of the Jack Miller Center.

Employment in the Humanities continues to Shrink

Monday, October 17th, 2011

As budgets at colleges are put under increasing pressure, the number of tenured and tenurable faculty openings will inevitably shrink further.

James Q. Wilson: Should Law Enforcement Have Better Rules

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

James Q. Wilson will appear October 14 at Harvard University’s Program on Constitutional Government.

Jack Miller Center Chairman’s Award for Best Dissertation

Monday, October 10th, 2011

The JMC Dissertation Prize was awarded to two nominees: Gregory S. Weiner and Steven Philip Bilakovics. Nominations for 2012 are currently being accepted.

Ohio University: The Great Depression Revisited

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

A major international conference on the economic causes and consequences of the Great Depression at the George Washington Forum, Ohio University.

Harvard: Program on Constitutional Government Events

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Fall 2011 Lunch Seminar Series at Harvard Faculty club.