The University of Chicago Graham School and the Jack Miller Center Presents:
The University of Chicago Graham School is offering teachers two coordinated, two-day intensive sessions on American history and government. Thanks to the Jack Miller Center's generous grant, teachers may partake in this program at no cost.
Discover new perspectives on the material and ideas you teach your students while earning professional development credit.
Each UChicago Graham seminar is remote and free for high school teachers selected to participate, who will receive, if they participate in all the offered sessions:
Teachers may attend each two-day session as a stand-alone course, or participate in multiple sessions. Scroll down to see the full program.
Tuesday, July 7:
9 a.m.–noon | Greek Political Thought Instructor: Kendall Sharpe, PhD, Basic Program Instructor |
noon–1 p.m. | Break for lunch |
1–4 p.m. | Roman Civil War and National Security Instructor: Michele Lowrie, Professor of Classics |
Thursday, July 9:
9 a.m.–noon | Resources from the National Archives on Teaching Early Congresses Instructor: Charlie Flanigan, Center for Legislative Archives |
noon–1 p.m. | Break for lunch |
1–3:30 p.m. | Impeachment: A Constitutional Close Reading Instructor: Adam Rose, Basic Program |
3:30–4 p.m. | Break |
4–5 p.m. | Group Discussion: Applications for the Classroom |
Tuesday, July 14:
9 a.m.–noon | Problem of Faction: The Rise of Parties in the First Congresses Instructor: Fred Beuttler, Graham School Instructor |
noon–1 p.m. | Break for lunch |
1–4 p.m. | The Modern Executive Instructor: Will Howell, Professor of Political Science |
Thursday, July 16:
9 a.m.–noon | The Judiciary Instructor: Gerald Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus of Political Science |
noon–1 p.m. | Break for lunch |
1–4 p.m. | Legislators’ (mis)Understandings of Policy Outcomes Instructor: Adam Zelizer, Professor of Public Policy |
3:30–4 p.m. | Break |
4–5 p.m. | Group Discussion: Applications for the Classroom |