Archive for the ‘Miller Fellows News’ Category

Publications: Robert Saldin

Monday, March 14th, 2011
Assistant professor of Political Science at Montana State, Robert Saldin, has just published an excellent article in Presidential Studies Quarterly reassessing the impact of William McKinley, and a brief article in World Affairs on “War and Minority Rights.”
Professor Saldin is currently in a two year fellowship in Harvard University’s Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program.

William McKinley and the Rhetorical Presidency,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, 41:1 (March 2011).

Strange Bedfellows: War and Minority Rights, in World Affairs, March/April 2011.

For more information on Robert Saldin click HERE.

Post-Doctoral Opportunity: Illinois Springfield

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

One year postdoctoral position in the Liberal and Integrative Studies department at the University of Illinois at Springfield, beginning Fall 2011.

Debate on the Gold Standard: Northwood University

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The gold standard is gaining in popularity. Does it make economic sense?

Fourth Annual Conference on America’s Founding Principles and History The Classical Roots of America

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Christopher Newport to hold conference on the classical roots of American Founding Principles.

Conference at MSU: Perspectives on Prerogative

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

JMC Fellow, Benjamin Kleinerman, organizes a conference on Presidential Powers entitled, “Perspectives on Prerogative” at Michigan State University.

JMC Fellow, Daniel Klinghard, Receives Tenure at Holy Cross

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Daniel Klinghard, JMC Fellow, and author of “The Nationalization of American Political Parties,” 1880-1896, earned promotion to the rank of Assitant Professor.

NEH Summer Workshops for College and University Teachers

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

NEH Summer Scholars are awarded fixed stipends to help cover travel costs, books and other research expenses, and living expenses.

Lincoln and Statesmanship

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Two renowned Lincoln scholars discuss and debate Lincoln’s role as a Statesman.

JMC: Summer Institute 2011, Charlottesville, VA

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

The Jack Miller Center announces plans for Summer Institute 2011.

New Book on the Modern Family

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Family Politics traces the treatment of the family in the philosophies of leading political thinkers of the modern world.