Family mysteries can lead us to search history. Madeleine Emholtz, an Ashbrook Scholar from Florida, began reading about World War II because of her great grandmother, who grew up in Germany and lived through the war there. After marrying a … Continue reading
In March, the Minnesota Council of Social Studies named Heather Loeschke its 2017 Teacher of the Year. Loeschke, a 2014 graduate of Ashbrook’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program, has taught for 21 years—since 2001 at … Continue reading
Love of history and an interest in helping young people drew Jotwan Daniels away from a planned business career and into high school teaching. He also hoped to improve on the teaching method his own teachers had used. “They viewed … Continue reading
In 1997, Casey (Miller) Lucius was a senior Ashbrook Scholar with big ambitions. She had sped through a heavy course load to graduate in three years, maximizing the funds her stepfather had cashed out of his retirement account so that … Continue reading
Ashbrook Scholar Thesis Calendar The purpose of the Ashbrook Scholar Program is to broaden and deepen a student’s thinking about public affairs in general and the meaning and significance of America in particular. This is accomplished through many means, from … Continue reading
In January, junior Ashbrook Scholar Dennis Clark entered the Douglas B. Rogers Conditions of a Free Society Essay Competition at St. Vincent College. The competition honors the memory of Doug Rogers, a former scholar who died tragically in 2011. Undergraduate … Continue reading
