The Francis Lieber Undergraduate Scholars Forum
The Francis Lieber Undergraduate Forum provides opportunities and funding for undergraduate students at USC. A graduate forum is being developed as well.
The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse will offer a variety of programs on the University of South Carolina campus and in the community.
These programs will foster conversations among students, scholars and community members to strengthen civic engagement, constructive dialogue and bipartisan solutions. They also will provide resources to enhance study and outreach.
Faculty Affiliates
USC faculty who collaborate on programs and mentor the center's student research programs are eligible for grants and publicity opportunities through the center.
Foundations in Civic Education and Public Discourse
The center enriches two classes each semester to develop a cohort of undergraduates well versed in civic education and public discourse and to support faculty who teach on these topics.
Junior Faculty Workshop on Unalienable Rights
This workshop invites pre-tenure scholars to examine enduring questions about human rights, justice and our shared human nature. Six scholars from fields such as law, political theory, history, religion and related disciplines will be selected to present draft work, receive substantive feedback from peers and senior mentors, and continue working with their mentors toward publication. Selected participants will receive a $1,000 honorarium, along with covered travel and lodging expenses.
Civics & Humanities Minor
The Civics & Humanities minor offers students an interdisciplinary way to study the ideas, texts and traditions
that shaped American civic life. Students engage founding and re-founding documents
alongside broader humanities traditions that influenced the nation’s political and
intellectual foundations.
Learn more in the Academic Bulletin
COLA 298: Constructive Disagreement
COLA 298: Constructive Disagreement, taught by Nathan White, will be offered in the fall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:25–5:40 p.m. The course focuses on productive dialogue across differences and helps students strengthen skills in listening, discussion and civic engagement.