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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.
The following are excerpts from the ...
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...

James Madison Society Member Charles T. Rubin Appointed Endowed Chair at Duquesne University
January 17, 2019
Congratulations to James Madison Society member Charles T. Rubin, Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University, on his appointment to the Marie-Clement Rodier, C.S.Sp., Endowed Chair.
Rubin...
Statement from Robert P. George
January 11, 2019
To the Undergraduate Fellows of the James Madison Program
From Robert P. George
As you are no doubt aware, a white supremacist group is coming to Princeton tomorrow to conduct some sort of rally or...

Robert P. George Interviewed on CNN After Kavanaugh Confirmation
October 10, 2018
On October 9, 2018, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and James Madison Program Director, Robert P. George, was interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour after the confirmation of U.S. Supreme...