K-12
Grad Course with Tufts University: The Pursuit of Happiness
The Jack Miller Center is supporting a virtual graduate course for educators with Tufts University, open to practicing teachers nationwide.
In his recent book, The Pursuit of Happiness, Jeffrey Rosen argues that the American founders conceived of this right as founded in virtue. Rosen highlights the connection between individual self-government and political self-government, and explores how the founders were inspired to think about what makes a good citizen and a good life not just by their experiences, but also, importantly, by their reading. Using Rosen’s book as its guide, this course will explore concepts such as virtue, order, temperance, and justice through a study of original sources, including Plato, Cicero, and writings from the American founding, to think about the place of these values in contemporary conceptions of citizenship and civic education.
The course will be taught by Claremont McKenna College Professor Ioannis Evrigenis. It will meet synchronously on Zoom Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm ET.
The course is offered tuition-free to active teachers, and participants will each receive a copy of The Pursuit of Happiness. Two graduate credits from Tufts University will be awarded for completion of the coursework. The deadline to apply is May 4.