Remarks by Dr. Gary W. Gallagher, the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, upon accepting the 2013 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education, with tributes from John L. Nau III, president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors; Professor Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia; Susan Welch, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts and professor of political science, Pennsylvania State University; and Thomas M. Rollins, founder of The Teaching Company and 2013 Merrill Award recipient.
The Honorable José A. Cabranes, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, warns of the destructive synergy of non-academic administrators and student activists on freedom of expression at America’s colleges and universities. He gave this speech upon accepting ACTA’s 2019 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to […]
Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society, passionately conveyed the role our nation’s founding principles played in advancing justice and freedom, and stressed how important it is that college students understand these principles. Mirrer has dedicated her life to teaching Americans about America’s exceptional history. Her remarks were given upon accepting […]
A number of journalists, social scientists and political leaders have lamented the dismal state of America’s political discourse in recent months. Americans are becoming less politically tolerant; they are increasingly unwilling to allow their foes to speak freely. On college campuses, speakers are often silenced, so that their views never enter the “marketplace of ideas.” […]
Want to stump your friends on Bar Trivia Night? No need to dredge up the capital of Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou), or Millard Fillmore’s vice president (he didn’t have one). Just ask your fellow trivia pursuers to name their state senator. How about their city or county council person? Perhaps their congressional representative — or even […]
There is a crisis of civic education in America today. For the last 20 years, study after study has shown that most Americans lack a basic understanding of the country’s history and political institutions. America’s Knowledge Crisis: A Survey of Civic Literacy, shows that college-educated Americans do only slightly better than those without a four-year […]
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