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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

Farewell to one of the great advocates for teaching American history in our schools.

David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian, Dies at 89

New York (AP) -- David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him...

www.bloomberg.com

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James Madison Foundation

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Former Secretary of Education, John B. King, encourages secondary level government, history and civics teachers to apply for the $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships. Applications can be found at: . The application deadline is March 1, 2018.

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James Madison Foundation

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3 years

The 2021 James Madison Fellowship award letters are ready to go out via FedEx tonight. Congratulations to all those who will receive a box tomorrow.

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Congratulations to Lindsey Charron, '13 (CA), who has been California Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, a great honor for a wonderful teacher.

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3 years

This morning, Associate Justice Elena Kagan will be speaking to the James Madison Fellows.

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James Madison Foundation

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6 years

The work is complete in Alexandria, Virginia, and 52 individuals will be receiving a Fed Ex box which contains their James Madison Fellowship award letter. Congratulations to our new James Madison Fellows, and thanks to all who applied this year.

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4 years

Congratulations to Lindsey Charron ‘13 (CA), who has completed all of the requirements of the James Madison Fellowship, and she is a teacher at Horace Ensign Intermediate School in Newport Beach, CA.

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4 years

Kendrick Bryan from Kentucky was celebrating yesterday the completion of his master’s degree defense at Western Kentucky University.

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

A big Congratulations!

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3 years

This is Lois MacMillan, '21 (OR), who is everything in civic education. She has been as master teacher at many organizations including the Gilder Lehrman Institute. Her awards are numerous. She teaches at Grant's Pass High School.

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2 years

Today is check in day for the 2022 James Madison Summer Institute on the Constitution.

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James Madison Foundation

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6 years

Congratulations to Michael J. Sandstrom, ‘15 (CO), who has completed all of the requirement of the James Madison Fellowship. Michael graduated from Chadron State College, with a master’s degree in history, and is a teacher at Chadron High School, in Chadron, NE. @ChadronHS

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

We are in Philadelphia today!

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2 years

This is Bryan and he is our new James Madison Fellow from Kansas. Welcome, Bryan.

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

Congratulations to these James Madison Fellows.

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

These FedEx boxes contain the Fellows Handbooks for our new 2022 James Madison Fellows. You can expect delivery of these boxes on Tuesday. If you are fortunate to receive a box, send us a photo of you holding your handbook. Congratulations to the awardees.

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James Madison Foundation

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7 months

A very excited teacher from North Dakota got a box today! Have a great weekend! Nick Corbit

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1 year

From Alabama: "Honored to represent the state of Alabama as a James Madison Fellow!"

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1 year

From Washington State: "It is an honor to represent my state, the Foundation, and the future of constitutional learning in America!"

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James Madison Foundation

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1 year

The 2024 James Madison Fellowship application is officially open. This is an excellent opportunity for secondary teachers of American history, government, and civics. (Please share this post.) .

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1 year

"Thank you so much for this beautiful opportunity! I am so excited to join such a prestigious group of people." Jesse Perez from Wisconsin is the 2023 James Madison-Frederick Douglas Fellow.

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1 year

Here is a very happy teacher from Ohio.

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James Madison Foundation

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7 months

Thank you all so much! I'm elated to bring more comprehension, opportunities, and civic resources to my community and students as the 2024 Admiral Yost-James Madison Fellow (Colorado).

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James Madison Foundation

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6 years

This is one of the reasons why Washington, D.C. is such a beautiful city--the cherry blossoms. They are in full bloom this evening.

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James Madison Foundation

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3 years

Tomorrow is Constitution Day!

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James Madison Foundation

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1 year

Congratulations Michael D. Gillette, ’19 (TX), who has completed all requirements of the James Madison Fellowship. Mike graduated from Ashland University with a master’s in American History and Government. He is a teacher at Boerne Champion High School in Boerne, Texas.

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6 months

Hi from Puerto Rico, excited for this opportunity! Humbled to be selected for this experience.

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6 years

Today

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

This is Kiersten, a teacher at American Fork High School in Utah, and she is a new James Madison Fellow.

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

Congratulations to Jennifer Hitchcock, ‘16 (VA), who has completed all requirements of the James Madison Fellowship. Jennifer graduated from Virginia Tech University with a master’s degree in political science and is a teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax, VA.

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3 years

This is Amani Altwam, '20 (SC), Born in Palestine, Amani immigrated to the US at 4 years of age, and she has lived in SC for the last 18 years. Influenced by her high school US History teacher, Amani is currently studying the American founding era at Clemson University.

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

Welcome to Kyle from Idaho. Congratulations!

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James Madison Foundation

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5 years

Congrats to the following Madison Fellows who have been named Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2019 State Teachers of the Year. Melissa Blair Tracy, ’13 (DE); Kelly Price Steffen, ’14 (IA); Michael Sandstrom, ’15 (CO); Brian Ham, ’03 (ND);Leslie Martin, ’15 (SC).

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James Madison Foundation

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4 years

New Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellowship is Announced. The new Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellowship is a privately funded, $24,000 graduate fellowship, offered to people of color who are secondary level teachers or prospective teachers.

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James Madison Foundation

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6 years

Today, the James Madison Fellows had a private meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts in the courtroom of the United States Supreme Court.

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James Madison Foundation

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3 years

Yesterday, the Fellows visited Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. It was a beautiful day with low humidity.

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James Madison Foundation

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5 years

This Friday, July 5, 2019, The 2019 James Madison Lecture will be given by historian Gordon Wood. This event will be held in the Copley Formal Lounge on the campus of Georgetown University, at 1:30 p.m. This event is open to the public.

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1 year

Thank you so much for this opportunity! I am looking forward to getting started.

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4 years

The Fellowship Selection Committee is currently meeting via Zoom to select the 2021 James Madison Fellows. Thanks to all who have applied.

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James Madison Foundation

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6 months

I am incredibly over the moon and humbled by this national honor bestowed upon me as the 2024 James Madison Fellow from Texas. Thanks to the foundation for this "glorious" opportunity. Semper Altius Henry Adeoye, TX

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James Madison Foundation

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4 years

The 2020 James Madison Fellows are announced.

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2 years

Welcome to Danielle Saint Hilaire, from Pennsylvania, a 2022 Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellow.

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5 years

This afternoon, Mary Beth Tinker, plaintiff in the landmark case Tinker v. Des Moines is speaking to the Fellows.

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James Madison Foundation

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1 year

I’m extremely humbled and honored to be the next James Madison Fellow representing the state of Illinois!

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2 years

The Summer Institute participants were hosted at the U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

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5 years

Professor Jeff Morrison is giving the first lecture of the Summer Institute.

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5 years

The James Madison Fellows at the Supreme Court this afternoon.

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1 year

"My name is Shae Parks, and I received the legendary FedEx box here in Delaware."

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2 years

Allison is a new James Madison Fellow. She wrote, "happiness from Memphis, TN."

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5 years

The Fellows are at the White House this morning.

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2 years

Congratulations, Mike from North Dakota, who just received a James Madison Fellow's Handbook.

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6 years

At Mt. Vernon...

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

Jessica wrote: "I am excited to be the Oregon recipient for 2022. Looking forward to this experience and am honored. Thank you!" Welcome.

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3 years

Congratulations to Trish Everett, '12 (FL), who was been named the 2021 Teacher of the Year by The American Lawyers Alliance (part of the American Bar Association.) Trish is also active in the Center for Civic Education Program, "We The People." Trish is fantastic!

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2 years

Welcome Elizabeth to the James Madison Fellowship program. Elizabeth is from Washington State.

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4 years

Congratulations to Jennifer Jolley ’10 (FL), who has just been named the 2020 History Teacher of the Year for Florida by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of America History of New York City. What a great honor for Jen!

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2 years

We are sad at the passing of Senator Orrin G. Hatch, our friend and first trustee of the James Madison Foundation. He and Senator Edward M. Kennedy worked closely together, in a totally non-partisan way, to create the James Madison Fellowship program.

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4 years

The new Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellowship is a privately funded, $24,000 graduate fellowship, offered to people of color and who are secondary level teachers of American history, American government and civics to earn a master’s degree studying the Constitution.

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4 years

Our James Madison Fellows found Justice Ginsburg to be brilliant and thought-provoking, and they loved her witty sense of humor. Our deepest condolences to the Ginsburg family during this time of sorrow.

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

The 2023 James Madison Fellowship award letters are ready to be delivered by FedEx. Awardees should expect their box on Friday. If you get a box, please take a photo holding the box and e-mail it to the Foundation. Congratulations, new James Madison Fellows.

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4 months

We are welcoming today our 2024 Summer Institute on the Constitution participants at Marymount University in Arlington, Va.

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10 months

Farewell to our friend, Sandra Day O’Connor, the retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Our condolences are sent to her family members. Justice O’Connor was kind enough to speak to several classes of James Madison Fellows in past years.

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4 years

Congratulations to the thirteen James Madison Fellows who have been selected to serve on the National Constitution Center's Teacher Advisory Council.

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James Madison Foundation

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6 years

This evening, Federal Express is picking up 53 boxes that contain the award letters and the Fellow's Handbooks for the 2018 class of James Madison Fellows. Awardees can expect a delivery next Monday or Tuesday. Congratulations to all those who have been selected!

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3 years

The Fellows are visiting George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate.

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James Madison Foundation

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4 years

Congratulations to Amani Altwam of South Carolina on being awarded a 2020 James Madison Fellowship.

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5 years

It’s check in day at Georgetown University.

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James Madison Foundation

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3 years

Jen Jolley, our Summer Institute Coordinator has arrived, so we can go forward with the 2021 Summer Institute on the Constitution starting this weekend.

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James Madison Foundation

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4 years

All four of our regular Summer Institute faculty members will be teaching at the 2021 Summer Institute. The Foundation is currently reaching out to other professors to join the 2021 faculty as we are expecting a much larger group of Fellows attending next summer.

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2 years

James Madison Fellows at Ashland University last week.

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2 years

Congratulations to Anthony E. Perry ‘20 (MI), who has completed all the requirements of the James Madison Fellowship. Anthony graduated from Ashland University, with a master’s degree in American History & Government and is a teacher at Owosso, MI.

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James Madison Foundation

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5 years

We are honoring all those who are dedicating their careers to teaching students about the Constitution.

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James Madison Foundation

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2 years

Have you met Lois MacMillian? She is the 2021 James Madison Fellows' Fellow and she wants to say THANK YOU to all the James Madison Fellows who made her Fellowship possible. You can donate here:

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3 years

Great news about Alona Whitebird, '19 (OK): "Today I was selected as the 2021 Oklahoma History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. I am so proud to be a history teacher. It’s truly one of the most important professions in the world..."

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4 years

For those James Madison Fellows who are wondering if the Foundation will be holding the 2021 Summer Institute on the Constitution, the answer is yes. We are planning on the arrival date to be June 12, 2021, and the departure date will be July 9, 2021.

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6 years

Opening banquet--we are off to a good start at the 2018 Summer Institute. Our guest speaker was Jon Peede, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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James Madison Foundation

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3 years

The last lecture of the 2021 Summer Institute on the Constitution has been delivered and the incredible Fellows are preparing to return home after four weeks of hard work.

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2 years

Welcome to Cristen from Illinois! Congratulations.

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1 year

Ashley from West Virginia writes: "I can't wait to get started!"

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James Madison Foundation

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6 years

Former Secretary of Education, @JohnBKing , encourages secondary level government, history, and civics teachers to apply for the $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships. @JohnBKing is a 1995 James Madison Fellow from New Jersey. Applications:

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James Madison Foundation

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5 years

The Fellowship Selection Committee met this past weekend to select the 2020 James Madison Fellows via Zoom. The Governor of Virginia has issued a "Stay at Home" order so please have patience as we prepare the award letters.

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5 years

Congratulations to Lindsey Charron, ’13 (CA), who was named Outstanding Middle School Teacher of the Year award from the California Council of Social Studies. She is a teacher at Ensign Intermediate School in Newport Beach, California.

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7 months

The 2024 Fellow’s Handbooks are going out today to the new James Madison Fellows (via FedEx.) Congratulations to all of the awardees. Send us a photo if you get a box.

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James Madison Foundation

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3 years

We have several birthdays at the Summer Institute...

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3 years

Thanks to all of those who applied.

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James Madison Foundation

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7 months

On James Madison's birthday, the 2024 Fellowship Selection committee is meeting in the Foundation's offices in Alexandria, Virginia to select the next class of Fellows. Good luck to all of those who have applied.

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James Madison Foundation

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6 months

Kathy Hagee PA ,'12, is named the 2024 James Madison Foundation Congressional Fellow. “I am so excited to head to Capitol Hill as the 2024 James Madison Congressional Fellow this summer. What a summer to walk the halls of Congress. I am so grateful.” -Kathy Hagee PA 2012

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7 months

Once again, I say thanks for this opportunity. Harry Daubitz, MN

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3 years

Our new fellow from Alabama wrote this: My students were so excited that I received this fellowship they wanted to be in the picture too!

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6 years

Mark your calender's... The 2019 James Madison Lecture will be given by historian Gordon Wood on July 5, 2019, at Georgetown University. (Photo from Wikipedia).

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3 years

We have two "Fellow's Fellows" attending the Summer Institute: Lucas George, '19 (OH), and Lois MacMillan, '21 (OR). The Fellow's Fellowship is funding by donations from other James Madison Fellows.

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4 years

Thanks to Oliver Alwes of our staff, the Fellow's Handbooks were assembled and they will be sent out to the new James Madison Fellows via FedEx ground over the next couple of the days. All of the new fellows already received an electronic version of the Fellow's Handbook.

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3 years

Summer Institute opening night pizza party at the top of the Rixey Dorm. Great friendships are already being made.

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1 year

I am in disbelief (and slightly pumped) to learn that I have been chosen as the 2023 James Madison Fellow for the great state of Montana!

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6 years

Congratulations to Gary P. Giordano, ‘14 (NY), who has completed all of the requirements of the James Madison Fellowship. Gary graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a master’s degree in social studies and is a teacher at Michael J. Petrides School in NY.

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3 years

Congratulations to Michael Gillett, '19 (TX), who earned the Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award from Humanities Texas, and Kim Grosenbacher, '15 (TX), who was named Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Association of Texas Professional Educators.

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6 years

Thanks to the Society of the Cincinnati for hosting the James Madison Fellows this afternoon.

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2 years

This is Sara from Wyoming. She wrote, "Thank you for this incredible opportunity!"

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4 years

Congratulations to Jason Hahn, ‘14 (TX), who has completed all of the requirements of the James Madison Fellowship. Jason is a teacher at Centennial High School in Burleson, TX.

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3 years

The James Madison Fellow's last stop yesterday was at James Madison's Montpelier.

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