Center for the Teaching of
America's Western Foundations
 

The Center for the Teaching of America’s Western Foundations exists to supplement Mercer University’s excellent liberal arts program with a redoubled commitment to the foundational texts and ideas which have shaped Western Civilization and the American political order.  This focus on the core texts of the Western tradition helps to revitalize a cross-centuries dialogue about citizenship, human rights, and political, economic, and religious freedom, thereby deepening the moral imagination and fostering civic and cultural literacy. 

The Center’s programming includes an annual lecture series, high school teacher workshops, post-doctoral teaching fellowships, and undergraduate research fellowships.  All programming is designed to enhance Mercer’s longstanding role as a distinctive home of liberal learning, a place where serious students come to live the life of the mind and emerge more thoughtful and engaged citizens.