Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History
A nationwide network of scholars and teachers who seek to pass along the meaning of America to the next generation
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Civic knowledge is at an all time low. Too many Americans are uninformed about principles of freedom and the responsibilities of citizenship in a self-governing nation. Our people are losing sight of the values we share as Americans which have forged common bonds among citizens throughout our history.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
JMC Constitution Day Initiative
In response to the federal law requiring colleges and universities receiving federal funding to host an event on or near September 17, JMC launched a program to support Constitution Day events. Lectures, debates, and panels featuring scholars, Supreme Court Justices and public intellectuals, including Antonin Scalia, Robert P. George, James Ceaser, a panel from the ACLU, Chief Judge Diane Wood, and many others.
Centers of Civic Thought on College Campuses
A key component of executing our mission is the establishment of an expansive network of partner programs. JMC Partner Programs are on-campus centers run by professors to support research into a wide array of fields related to American history and political thought, constitutionalism, free institutions and a free society.
Partner Programs may host lectures and readings groups, offer post-doctoral fellowships, develop new curriculum, and provide high quality course offerings. Both students and local communities benefit from the presence of one of our partner programs and the engaging inquiry into civic life and politics that they bring.
National Summit on Civic Education
The National Summit on Civic Education convenes civics organizations, educators, thought leaders, and philanthropists who are committed to strengthening American civic education grounded in our nation’s founding principles and history. The Summit focuses on current challenges and opportunities posed across education levels, and generating new ideas for collaboration.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Committed to supporting the careers of promising young scholars dedicated to advancing education in American political thought and history, JMC awards postdoctoral fellowships at several top universities across the country.
JMC postdoctoral fellows gain valuable teaching experience in exciting new courses under the mentorship of skilled professors, while also advancing both their careers and the field of study to which they are committed.
Summer Institutes
The Jack Miller Center Summer Institute is a rigorous ten-day academic seminar and career-building program for young scholars. The pillars of our academic network are Miller Fellows—scholars who are selected for and complete this prestigious and highly-selective program.
K-12 Civic Education Initiative
The Jack Miller Center aims to transform K-12 teacher education for civics, history, and government teachers through high-quality, content-based professional development and graduate coursework on America's founding principles and history.
Through innovative graduate courses designed uniquely for teachers, discussion-based seminars that feature close analysis of central documents, and curriculum workshops led by master teachers, each program enables K-12 teachers to deepen their understanding of the principles, primary documents, and great debates of the American founding and create solid lessons that will engage and inspire their students.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We believe serious civic education is critical to our nation’s future. Our goals are to:
-Renew the serious study of America's founding principles and history in higher education
-Advance the teaching of American citizenship in K-12 schools that centers on the country's history, core texts, and founding ideals
-Bring the American political tradition into the 21st century by elevating the way people use digital sources to discover, learn, and teach the foundational texts and ideas of the American founding
-Grow the nationwide movement for strengthening American Civic Education
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
-Expand the talent pipeline of college professors who are dedicated to teaching the foundational texts and ideas of the American political tradition.
-Transform K-12 teacher education for civics, history, and government teachers through innovative professional development and graduate coursework.
-Develop the premier online American tradition library and learning tool to elevate the way educators and students use digital sources to understand America.
- Raise public awareness, interest, and support through public and media outreach and fostering a nationwide coalition of educators, civics organizations, thought leaders, and philanthropists.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History
Board of directorsas of 11/01/2023
Mr. Jack Miller
Founder and Former CEO, Quill Corporation
Jack Miller
Founder and Former CEO, Quill Corporation
Goldie Wolfe Miller
Millbrook Corporate Real Estate Services
John Lillard
Former Chairman, Wintrust Financial Corporation
Wilfred McClay
University of Oklahoma
James Ceaser
University of Virginia
John Agresto
Former President, St. John's College Santa Fe
Michael Weiser
Lowell Associates, LP
Benjamin Kleinerman
Michigan State University
William Kristol
Defending Democracy Together
Elizabeth Kaufer Busch
Christopher Newport University
Michael Bracci
Northern Trust Bank
Michael Andrews
President, Jack Miller Center
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No