James Madison Summer Fellow, 2017
Drew did a summer research project on the political theory of the American founders, focusing on the natural law and natural rights ideas of the founding period.
James Madison Fellow, 2017
Kyle worked on an important topic: the role of theology in higher education, comparing the ideas of John Henry Cardinal Newman with Thomas Jefferson and Colgate University’s Baptist founders. He did some of his research for Colgate’s Bicentennial History on the relation of its liberal arts program to its theological and religious mission.
James Madison Fellow, 2017
Matt completed a summer internship project on Adam Smith’s writings – a comparison of the Theory of Moral Sentiments with the Wealth of Nations on the question of human nature. Are there two Adam Smiths?
Richard Stone Fellow, 2017
Ryan completed a research paper on the writings of Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Classical Political Philosophy in Plato and Aristotle. Ryan also attended a week-long conference at the Von Mises Institute in Atlanta, Georgia on the ideas of the famous Austrian free-market economist.
James Madison Fellow
Jake was tasked with writing an original research thesis concerning the political theory behind America's Founding Fathers, in particular, that of Alexander Hamilton. His thesis focused on the theoretical and religious aspects of Hamilton and the ebbs and flows of both of these sides throughout Hamilton's life and writings. Jake also attended a conference at the CEVRO Institute in Prague, Czech Republic to study classical liberalism with students and faculty from around the world.
Richard Stone Fellow
Through this fellowship, Jenny explored the effects of a liberal education and a peaceful society. Via the theories/philosophies of classic philosophers (such as Aristotle and Cicero) as well as those of classical modern philosophers (Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke), Jenny sought a conclusion on the best means of educating a society to create the most effective citizens for a democracy.
