Summer Academy of Intensive Graduate Courses for Social Studies Teachers

The contradiction between the self-­–evident truth of the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal and the presence of African slavery in the United States led to the Civil War, which resulted in the refounding of the nation or its restoration to its founding principle. This course investigates the significance of the Civil War, focusing on Lincoln’s statesmanship before and during his presidency.

Stephen W. Haycox, who received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Oregon, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at UAA, where he taught full-­–time from 1970 to 2010.

America has the oldest Constitution in the world. This course explores the beginnings of constitutional government in America by reading and discussing what the framers were thinking and saying at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.

Guy F. Burnett, who received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University, is Term Assistant Professor of Political Science at UAA, where he has taught since 2012.

The course will cover the arguments for and against the Constitution made during the ratification debates and show how the arguments in The Federalist shaped the early landmark cases of the Supreme Court, beginning with Marbury v. Madison. The course will continue with some of the more important landmark cases decided over the years.

John Baker, who received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his Ph.D. in Political Thought from the University of London, is Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University Law School and a Visiting Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford University.

The Declaration of Independence is America’s most fundamental public document. It argues that all men are created equal, with unalienable rights; that governments, created to secure these rights, have their powers by consent; and that people have a right to revolution if government becomes destructive of these ends. This course explores the meaning of the Declaration of Independence, focusing on rights, equality, slavery, and constitutional government.

James W. Muller, who received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University, is Chair and Professor of Political Science at UAA, where he has taught since 1983, and editor of The Revival of Constitutionalism (1988).

This course is a survey of American foreign policy during the century in which the nation became a major global power. Study will focus on original source documents issued by the statesmen who framed the policies, addressing such themes as liberal internationalism, regime change, and criteria for military intervention.

Will Morrisey is Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, where he holds the William and Patricia LaMothe Chair in the U. S. Constitution. He has published eight books, including studies of the American founding, American Progressivism, pacifism, and the statesmanship of Charles de Gaulle.

Across the state of Illinois in summer 1858, as they campaigned for a seat in the U.S. Senate, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln argued about extending slavery in the territories in the most famous debates in American history, which examined the justification of slavery and the meaning of equality. This course examines the historical significance and contemporary relevance of these 1858 debates.

Forrest A. Nabors, who received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Oregon, is Assistant Professor of Political Science at UAA, where he has taught since 2011.