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James Madison Society Member Charles T. Rubin Appointed Endowed Chair at Duquesne University
Jan. 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 was the 2017-18 Forbes Visiting Fellow and the 2014-15 Garwood Visiting Professor and Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program at…

Statement from Robert P. George
Jan. 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 demonstration. We in the James Madison Program don’t police students’ opinions or tell them what to think, but I suspect that,…

Robert P. George Interviewed on CNN After Kavanaugh Confirmation
Oct. 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 Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

You may view the interview here:

Princeton Offers Professor George’s Signature Civil Liberties Course Online
Aug. 24, 2018

Beginning September 13, 2018, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and James Madison Program Director Robert P. George’s Civil Liberties course at Princeton University will be available online through edX.org. This 7-week MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) will explore the moral basis of controversial claims of civil rights and liberties by…

Visiting Fellow Keegan Callanan Nominated by President Trump to Serve on the National Council on the Humanities
July 20, 2018

Congratulations to James Madison Program 2017-18 Visiting Fellow, Keegan Callanan, on his presidential nomination to the National Council on the Humanities. Currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College, Callanan will serve a six-year term on the Council if confirmed by the United States Senate.

For more…

The James Madison Program Announces 2018-19 Fellows
June 11, 2018

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…

Recipients announced for the 2018 Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political Thought
June 6, 2018

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; Elly Brown ‘18 for her thesis on "Politics in the Cave: Worldliness and Plurality in Plato, Augustine, and Arendt," and 

Robert P. George on the U.S. Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
June 5, 2018

On June 4, 2018, The New York Times published McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and James Madison Program Director Robert P. George’s Op-Ed on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Colorado’s Masterpiece Cakeshop case:
https://www…

Robert P. George Receives Heterodox Academy Leadership Award for Fostering Open Dialogue
May 9, 2018

Congratulations to McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and James Madison Program Director, Robert P. George, a 2018 recipient of the Open Mind Award for Leadership granted by Heterodox Academy.

The following is reported by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, May 9, 2018:

Robert George, the McCormick…

Undergraduate Fellow Allison Berger '18 Selected as a Winner of the Spirit of Princeton Award
April 25, 2018

Congratulations to James Madison Program Undergraduate Fellow Allison Berger '18, who was selected as one of nine recipients of the 2018 Spirit of Princeton award.

The following are excerpts from the announcement published in Daily Princetonian on April 23, 2018:

The prize is conferred to students who have made…

Fox News Airs Segment on Robert P. George and the James Madison Program
April 22, 2018

On April 10, 2018, Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth paid a visit to his alma mater, Princeton University, filming a day in the life of McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and James Madison Program Founding Director, Robert P. George. The day began at morning coffee with the program’s Visiting and Postdoctoral Fellows and followed with a…

Garwood Visiting Professor Allen C. Guelzo Wins Prestigious Bradley Prize
April 17, 2018

Congratulations to James Madison Program 2017-18 Garwood Visiting Professor, Allen C. Guelzo, Director of Civil War Era Studies and the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College. Professor Guelzo is one of three recipients of the 2018 Bradley Prizes.

The honor recognizes individuals of extraordinary talent,…

Mark Movsesian Builds His Scholarship in Religious Freedom as a Princeton University Visiting Fellow
April 5, 2018

[News from St. John's University, April 4, 2018] Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Law Mark L. Movsesian is spending this semester as a visiting fellow at the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.

Located…

Postdoctoral Research Associate Matthew Slaboch Delivers Lecture on "Political Slogans, Public Polling and the Idea of Progress" at American University
Feb. 14, 2018

Our Postdoctoral Research Associate, Matthew Slaboch, will deliver a lecture entitled "Political Slogans, Public Polling, and the Idea of Progress" at the Political Theory Institute, American University, on February 22, 2018.

From Ronald Reagan's declaration that "It's morning in America" to Barack Obama's promise of "Hope and Change…

Former Madison Program Visiting Fellow Carson Holloway and Executive Director Brad Wilson Collaborate on Recently Published Collection, The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton
Dec. 7, 2017

Congratulations to Carson Holloway, Professor of Political Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha and 2005-06 James Madison Program Visiting Fellow, and Bradford P. Wilson, Executive Director of the James Madison Program (pictured), co-editors of the recently published two volume collection,