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07.14.2025 \| Teagle in the News The Fugitive Slave Act Teagle president Andrew Delbanco discusses his book The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War. Read more >
07.01.2025 \| Teagle in the News Elon Freedom Scholars inspired to pursue ‘freedom through reading’ The Elon Freedom Scholars Program, part of Teagle's Knowledge for Freedom initiative, brings college-bound students to campus for a residential experience where they to learn to be difference makers in their communities. Read more >
07.01.2025 \| Teagle in the News Pace University Awarded $300K Teagle Foundation Grant to Launch NYC Civic Fellowship With support from Teagle, Pace University is launching The City and the Sea: A New York City Fellowship in Civics and Public Service, an initiative that prepares undergraduates to become civic leaders in New York City. Read more >
05.29.2025 \| Teagle in the News Elevating Students Success with New England Transfer Guarantee The New England Transfer Guarantee, supported by Teagle, has removed barriers to transfer in New England by streamlining the admissions process and clarifying the options available to eligible community college graduates. Read more >
05.29.2025 \| Teagle in the News New Program Helps Students Prepare for a Good Life The University of Mississippi's Good Life program, part of the Knowledge for Freedom initiative, invites rural and first-generation students to campus to explore the role that humanities and civic engagement play in determining quality of life. Read more >
05.29.2025 \| Staff Writings The Connoisseur of Desire This new essay from Teagle president Andrew Delbanco marks the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Read more >
05.22.2025 \| Teagle in the News Designing Core Texts Courses for Today’s Students Mintz credits Cornerstone programs at Vanderbilt, Purdue and Austin Community College for leveraging the transformative potential of foundational texts to serve broad segments of their student bodies. Read more >
05.21.2025 \| Teagle in the News ChatGPT Is a Gimmick In the age of AI, instructors like Ted Hadzi-Antich at Austin Community College continue to deeply engage students in discussion-based classes built around great books. Read more >
05.20.2025 \| Staff Writings A Peanut Farmer and Hasidic Rabbi Helped Build the Department of Education. Can Their Legacy Save It Senior Program Director Tamara Tweel discusses the history of the Department of Education and what motivated its creation. Read more >
03.13.2025 \| Teagle in the News Talking life, philosophy, and basketball with Trey Kaufman-Renn and Professor Jan Cover A Purdue student reflects on his path to philosophy, catalyzed by a Cornerstone course. Read more >