Jane Calvert: The Imperative to Study America's Founding

In this episode, ACTA Vice President of Policy Bradley Jackson talks with Jane Calvert, director of the John Dickinson Writings Project and a member of ACTA's National Commission on American History and Civic Education. They contend that the study of history is less about rote memorization and more like being a detective excavating an unsolved mystery or a lawyer preparing to argue an important and novel legal case. Dr. Calvert discusses how a deeper understanding of history reveals us to ourselves and why she is passionate about preserving the life and writings of one of America's unheralded Founders, John Dickinson.

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Jane Calvert: The Imperative to Study America's Founding is an episode from Higher Ed Now by American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

This episode is 27:25 long.

This episode was published on Mar 11, 2025.

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