Creation and Crises of the American Republic

The James Madison College at Michigan State University and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum are hosting a 3-day symposium for middle and high school teachers. The first two days of the symposium will take place at Michigan State University and the third day will be at the Ford Museum in Grand Rapids.

Through the reading, analyzing, and discussion of primary texts from figures such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Frederick Douglass, participants in the program will engage with the philosophical and political ideas that shaped the founding of the American republic and the crises that arose from the new republican experiment. Sessions will be led by Michigan State faculty, including Jordan Cash and Brianne Wolf, as well as by Jeff Polet, Director of the Ford Leadership Forum at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.

Participants will receive a $300 stipend upon completion of the program.

Please RSVP HERE!

Location: 
Day 1 and Day 2: The James Madison College at Michigan State University
James Madison College
Case Hall
842 Chestnut Rd Room S369L
East Lansing MI 48825

Day 3: The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum 
303 Pearl Street, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504