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Finalists Announced: The Spirit of Truth-Seeking Exhibit
December 4, 2019
Colleges and universities, especially those devoted to liberal arts education, are fundamentally concerned with the pursuit, transmission, and preservation of knowledge. They are, according to...
Robert P. George receives Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) degree from Oxford University
November 21, 2019
Oxford University has bestowed upon the James Madison Program’s founder and director Robert P. George one of its highest honors: the degree of Doctor of Letters. The degree, known as the D.Litt., was...
Three Undergraduate Fellows Commissioned as U.S. Army and Navy Officers
June 12, 2019
Three Undergraduate Fellows of the James Madison Program were commissioned as officers through Princeton's ROTC program in a ceremony led by President Christopher Eisgruber. Ian Kim '19...
Recipients announced for the 2019 Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political Thought
June 12, 2019
The James Madison Program is pleased to announce the winners of the Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political Thought. This year there are two winners...
Allen C. Guelzo Joins Princeton University
May 1, 2019
The James Madison Program is pleased to announce that Dr. Allen C. Guelzo, currently Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College, has...
Undergraduate Fellow Kyle Lang '19 Selected as a Winner of the Spirit of Princeton Award
May 1, 2019
Congratulations to James Madison Program Undergraduate Fellow Kyle Lang '19, who was selected as one of eight recipients of the 2019 Spirit of Princeton award.
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The James Madison Program Announces 2019-20 Fellows
April 12, 2019
Each year the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions hosts scholars with established records as well as scholars who have recently received their doctorates as Visiting Fellows and...
Garwood Visiting Professor Kevin J. Weddle *03 and the American Statesmanship Course Featured
April 10, 2019
Kevin J. Weddle *03, 2018-19 Garwood Visiting Professor in the James Madison Program and the Department of Politics at Princeton, is teaching an undergraduate course in the Madison...
Postdoctoral Research Associate John P. DiIulio *18 Appointed James N. Perry Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania
March 11, 2019
John P. DiIulio *18, 2018-19 Thomas W. Smith Postdoctoral Research Associate in the James Madison Program, has been appointed as the James N. Perry Scholar of Philosophy, Politics,...
Keith Whittington's Speak Freely Wins 2019 PROSE Award
January 30, 2019
Professor Keith Whittington's Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech (Princeton University Press, 2018) has been awarded the 2019 Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE...