Undergraduate Fellow Nolan Musslewhite '25 has been named a 2025 Marshall Scholar to pursue two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.

The Marshall Scholarship allows “intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country’s future leaders” to study at the U.K. institution of their choice, according to the…

The Serena Medal is presented annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the study of Italian history, philosophy, music, literature, art, or economics.

In 2024, Professor James Hankins FBA has been honored with the Serena Medal in recognition of his extensive and distinguished…

Professor George writes for the Foundation Against Racism and Intolerance (FAIR), offering insightful views on an examined life. You can find the article here. 

On September 1, 2024, Bradford Wilson, our former Executive Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, will begin his one-year appointment as the first James Wilson Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Civic Thought at Utah Valley University’s Center for Constitutional Studies (UVU). He will also teach a one-week…

Undergraduate Fellow Matthew Wilson '24 has been awarded the Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political Thought for his thesis: "In Defense of Faithful Reasons: Challenges to Contemporary Theories of Public Justification.”

The Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in…

Our Outgoing Executive Director Bradford Wilson has been sworn in to the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, which was established by Congress in 1986 to improve teaching about the United States Constitution in secondary schools. Members of the Board of…

Undergraduate Fellow Shane Patrick '24 has been awarded the John and Daria Barry Scholarship for study at the University of Oxford. The scholarship provides full funding for a minimum of two years of study, including full tuition, a generous living stipend, and…

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 Postdoctoral Research Associates. Scholars in the James Madison Program pursue their own research and writing, participate in courses, seminars…

On Sunday, February 4, our Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar Allen Guelzo appeared on the Gilder Lehman Institute’s show “Book Breaks.” He discussed his brand-new book, “Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy and the American Experiment” (Penguin Random House, 2024). You can find the recording of their conversation on the

The James Madison Program mourns the passing of Dr. Jeffrey J. Poelvoorde.  Jeff was a brilliant and gifted teacher.  He gave us his unrivaled talents in the classroom for five summers, co-teaching Principles of American Politics, our summer seminar for high school students, and had agreed to do…

Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton, has received a 2023 Barry Prize from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters (the Academy) in recognition of intellectual excellence and courage. Ten Barry Prizes were awarded by the Academy…

Congratulations to Undergraduate Fellow Samuel Harshbarger '24 on being named a Rhodes Scholar!

A native of Cranbury, NJ, Sam is concentrating in History, which is also the field he will pursue for his MPhil at Oxford in October. He is also pursuing a minor in Russian, East European and Eurasian studies, and two…

Each year, our friends at the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles honor extraordinary instructors of America's history and founding principles with their Excellence in Civic Education Award.

This year's winners included two members of the Madison Society.

Alan Levine, 2006-07 James Madison…

The James Madison Program is seeking applications for post-doctoral fellowships and visiting faculty fellowships for the 24-25 academic year.

Each year the Program invites scholars with established records as well as scholars who have recently received their doctorates to apply for appointments as Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral…

The Madison Program has a major announcement: our Executive Director Bradford Wilson, who for almost two decades has served our program with distinction, has announced his plans to retire.

While we will miss Brad dearly, we are excited to announce his successor, Shilo Brooks. Shilo has served admirably as our Assistant Director…