In a new video produced by the Jack Miller Center for the University of Virginia (UVA), students explain why they think it is important to study America’s founding principles. The video includes interviews of students who have taken “American Political Tradition,” a unique two-course sequence developed by Professor James Ceaser, the founder and director of the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy at UVA.
The video communicates the value of a classical liberal education in democratic principles and Western political theory from the perspective of the students. It will be used by Professor Ceaser to raise awareness about this very successful program around the country. Professor Ceaser is the chairman of the Jack Miller Center’s Academic Advisory Council.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the founding of our country and the ideas and the principles that guided our Founding Fathers, and why they created the institutions and the type of government that they did,” says Colleen Rigby, an undergraduate at UVA, “And so when I saw the course description for this class, I knew I had to sign up for it.”
The success of the course is motivating other scholars. “Every summer, at the Jack Miller Center Faculty Development Summer Institutes we give presentations on teaching this class,” says Matthew Sitman, a JMC Fellow and UVA instructor, “… all those who attend the institute can get copies of the syllabus…and can adopt it at their own universities.”
The video may be viewed online at http://www.jackmillercenter.org. To request a DVD copy of this or any other JMC video, please contact Nathan Fortner at nfortner@gojmc.org.
In a new video produced by the Jack Miller Center for the University of Virginia (UVA), students explain why they think it is important to study America’s founding principles. The video includes interviews of students who have taken “American Political Tradition,” a unique two-course sequence developed by Professor James Ceaser, the founder and director of the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy at UVA.
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The video communicates the value of a classical liberal education in democratic principles and Western political theory from the perspective of the students. It will be used by Professor Ceaser to raise awareness about this very successful program around the country. Professor Ceaser is
the chairman of the Jack Miller Center’s Academic Advisory Council.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the founding of our country and the ideas and the principles that guided our Founding Fathers, and why they created the institutions and the type of government that they did,” says Colleen Rigby, an undergraduate at UVA, “And so when I saw the course description for this class, I knew I had to sign up for it.”
The success of the course is motivating other scholars. “Every summer, at the Jack Miller Center Faculty Development Summer Institutes we give presentations on teaching this class,” says Matthew Sitman, a JMC Fellow and UVA instructor, “… all those who attend the institute can get copies of the syllabus…and can adopt it at their own universities.”
The video may be viewed online at http://www.jackmillercenter.org. To request a DVD copy of this or any other JMC video, please contact Nathan Fortner at nfortner@gojmc.org.
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