Partner Universities and Organizations

JMC currently partners with faculty at Jacksonville State University to provide professional development programs for teachers in Northeast Alabama, as well as graduate courses through the Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium.

Our partner institutions in Alabama:

• Jacksonville State University – Center for Leadership and American Principles

In partnership with the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University, a member of the Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium, JMC supports a summer graduate course for educators.

Our partner institutions in Arizona:

• Arizona State University – School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership

JMC supports graduate courses at Claremont Graduate University and San Diego State University through the Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium.

Our partner institutions in California:

• Claremont Graduate University
• San Diego State University

The University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, a member of JMC’s Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium, offers graduate courses specifically designed for working social studies teachers.

Our partner institutions in Colorado:

• University of Colorado – Colorado Springs

The Founding Civics Initiative partners with American University on an annual summer civics institute for teachers and supports graduate courses at American and at the Catholic University of America as a part of the Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium.

Our partner institutions in the District of Columbia:

• American University – Political Theory Institute
• The Catholic University of America

The JMC supports teacher professional development at Florida State University and the University of West Florida, and collaborates with the Lou Frey Institute and Sphere Education Initiatives to host the annual Florida Summit on Civic Education.

Our partner institutions in Florida:

• Florida Joint Center for Citizenship
• Florida State University – Institute for Governance and Civics
• Lou Frey Institute
• The University of Florida – Hamilton Center
• Sphere Education Initiatives
• University of West Florida – Academy of American Civic Republicanism

JMC currently partners with the Big Shoulders Fund and Civic Spirit on programming for regional teachers, and supports graduate courses designed for teachers through the University of Chicago Graham School, a member of the Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium.

Our partner institutions in Illinois:

• Big Shoulders Fund
• Civic Spirit
• University of Chicago Graham School

Through partnerships with the Indiana Bar Foundation and Purdue University, JMC offers professional development programs in Indianapolis and in West Lafayette.

Our partner institutions in Indiana:

• Indiana Bar Foundation
• Purdue University – Cornerstone Institute for Civic Thought
• Purdue University – Program on American Institutional Renewal

JMC has partnered with the Eric Voegelin Institute at Louisiana State University to offer a professional development symposium in Baton Rouge.

Our partner institutions in Louisiana:

• Louisiana State University – Eric Voegelin Institute

The Founding Civics Initiative supports professional development programs for teachers in Michigan through Michigan State University.

Our partner institutions in Michigan:

• Michigan State University – James Madison College Academy for Civic Education
• Michigan State University – LeFrak Forum

The Founding Civics Initiative supports professional development programs in St. Paul in partnership with Bethel University.

Our partner institutions in Minnesota:

• Bethel University

The JMC supports summer programming for teachers in the Magnolia State in collaboration with the University of Mississippi’s Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom.

Our partner institutions in Mississippi:

• University of Mississippi – Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom

The University of Missouri, a member of JMC’s Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium, offers graduate courses specifically designed for working social studies teachers.

Our partner institutions in Missouri:

• University of Missouri – Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy

The Founding Civics Initiative supports a seminar for teachers each summer hosted by the James Madison Program at Princeton University.

Our partner institutions in New Jersey:

• Princeton University – James Madison Program

The JMC and New York-based Civic Spirit have facilitated numerous summer institutes for teachers at faith-based schools in New York City and around the country.

Our partner institutions in New York:

• Civic Spirit

The JMC partners with the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership at the University of Toledo to offer a summer seminar for teachers in the Northwest Ohio region. JMC also supports graduate courses for teachers through Xavier University.

Our partner institutions in Ohio:

• University of Toledo – Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership
• Xavier University – American Founding and the Constitution Program

The JMC partners with the University of Oklahoma’s Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage during their Summer Teacher Institute offered to educators in Oklahoma.

Our partner institutions in Oklahoma:

• University of Oklahoma – Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage

The Jack Miller Center, located in suburban Philadelphia, frequently hosts signature programs in the Philadelphia area—such as the American Civic Tradition Fellowship and the National Summit on Civic Education.

Elsewhere in the Keystone State, we currently partner with Gannon University on a summer program for teachers in the Northwest Pennsylvania region, as well as graduate courses for educators nationwide.

JMC is also a member of PA Civics, a coalition of Pennsylvania-based civics organizations working to strengthen civic education across the commonwealth.

Our partner institutions in Pennsylvania:

• Founding Forward
• Gannon University
• PA Civics
• Villanova University – Matthew J. Ryan Center

The Founding Civics Initiative partners with the Cincinnatus Center at Coastal Carolina University for a summer civics institute for teachers. In addition to the annual summer institute, the Cincinnatus Center offers virtual summer graduate courses and is a member of JMC’s Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium.

Partners at North Greenville University also offer an annual summer symposium for civics educators.

Our partner institutions in South Carolina:

• Coastal Carolina University – Cincinnatus Center
• North Greenville University

The Founding Civics Initiative supports programming for regional social studies teachers in partnership with the Center for Responsible Citizenship at Lee University.

Our partner institutions in Tennessee:

The JMC supports professional development for Texas teachers through partnerships with Baylor University’s Zavala Program and the School of Civic Leadership at UT-Austin.

Our partner institutions in Texas:

• Baylor University – Zavala Program for Constitutional Studies
• University of Texas at Austin – School of Civic Leadership

The JMC supports graduate education for teachers through the Master of Arts in Constitutional Government, Civics & Law at Utah Valley University, a member of the JMC Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium.

Our partner institutions in Utah:

• Utah Valley University – Center for Constitutional Studies

JMC partners with faculty at the University of Virginia on a summer institute for teachers and supports graduate courses through Christopher Newport University.

Our partner institutions in Virginia:

• Christopher Newport University – Center for American Studies
• University of Virginia – Democracy & Capitalism Lab

The JMC supports an annual seminar on civic literacy with the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed an innovative series of graduate courses for teachers with UW-Madison, and partners with Sphere Education Initiatives and the Universities of Wisconsin Office of Civic Engagement to support programs state wide, including the Wisconsin Summit on Civic Education. Partner faculty at UW-Stout, UW-Eau Claire, and Carthage College also offer programs for Wisconsin teachers.

Our partners in Wisconsin:

• Carthage College
• Sphere Education Initiatives
• University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire – Menard Center for Constitutional Studies
• University of Wisconsin – Madison – Center for the Study of the American Constitution
• University of Wisconsin – Madison – Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy
• University of Wisconsin – Stout – Menard Center for the Study of Institutions & Innovation
• Universities of Wisconsin Office of Civic Engagement