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JMC announces the 2025 Teaching Excellence Award winners

These outstanding educators are inspiring their students to become thoughtful, engaged citizens.
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The Jack Miller Center has announced the winners of the 5^th annual Teaching Excellence Award. Senior scholar Richard Avramenko of Arizona State University, along with junior scholar Jordan Cash of Michigan State University, have received the 2025 awards in higher education. Justin Emrich of Olentangy Berkshire Middle School won in the category of primary and secondary educators, with Bill Plucker of Walla Walla High School receiving an honorable mention. 

The Jack Miller Center’s Teaching Excellence Award ([link removed]) is an annual honor recognizing college and K-12 educators who do an exceptional job engaging students in the story of America through primary documents, new courses, and/or extracurricular activities.

“With America’s 250th anniversary around the corner, it is so important that we recognize outstanding educators who have committed their lives to teaching about our country, its history, and our responsibilities as citizens,” JMC president Hans Zeiger said. “These exceptional educators are setting the example and making a profound difference every day. We thank them for all they are doing for their students and for our country.”

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Join us for our next webinar
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Join us on Monday, September 29 at 1 p.m. ET for a conversation with award-winning historian Barry Strauss ([link removed].) about his new book, Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire ([link removed]) . Strauss reveals the tenacity of the ancient Jews and shows how their revolts reshaped both the Roman Empire and Judaism. JMC’s Resident Historian and Manager of Network Engagement, Elliott Drago ([link removed]) , will moderate.

We’ll ask: How did the geopolitical realities of Judea shape its fierce spirit of independence, and what factors ultimately caused Jewish-Roman relations to unravel? What common threads tied the Jewish revolts together, and how did Jewish women influence the politics of the era? And most importantly, as many prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, why does studying ancient history still matter today?
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Recording now available!
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Did you miss our webinar this month? A recording is now available!

In this special National Summit on Civic Education webinar ([link removed]) , Jane Kamensky, President and CEO of Monticello ([link removed]) and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, will sit down with JMC President Hans Zeiger. They'll discuss Monticello's exciting plans for America's 250th—including the Declaration Book Club ([link removed]) —and how we, the people, can rediscover the Declaration and our rich political and historical inheritance. What did Jefferson and his cosigners declare in 1776 and how do you pursue life, liberty, and happiness today?

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Celebrating Constitution Day
A student and professor talk in a library near chairs set up for an event. The Jack Miller Center sponsored 31 college and university campuses for Constitution Day events around the country. These debates, lectures, seminars, and other events aim to improve constitutional literacy for students, campus faculty and staff, and the greater public.

Our Constitution Day events continue in the coming weeks and months. Learn more about the speakers or find an event near you.

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JMC's History conference airs on C-SPAN ([link removed])
Historians explored the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, along with the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The conference was held in cooperation with the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati. Watch the recorded panels on C-SPAN ([link removed]) .

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Teaching Civics for America's 250th ([link removed])
Educators help students discover the ideas, debates, and documents that shape our democracy. JMC's Founding Civics Initiative Director Lauren Altobelli shares how teachers can use primary sources to inspire students leading up to America's 250th birthday in The Fulcrum. ([link removed])

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Celebrating an Informed Patriotism ([link removed])
Ronald Reagan's farewell address—which called for “an informed patriotism”—remains relevant today. JMC President Hans Zeiger connects Ronald Reagan's farewell address to the efforts underway to prepare for America's 250th in the Washington Examiner. ([link removed])

About the Jack Miller Center

The Jack Miller Center is a nonpartisan educational venture to advance the work of scholars who teach and study the ideas, documents, and history we hold in common as Americans. We seek to grow the talent pipeline of university educators who teach the American political tradition, to forge new models for university-based training of K-12 civics and history teachers, and to build a diverse coalition of Americans to ignite a civic education renaissance.

To learn more about our work, visit jackmillercenter.org. ([link removed])

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