Adult Civic Education

The Adult Civic Education Program provides courses and individual lectures that promote adults’ understanding and empowerment. The topics range from basic institutions to the Constitution, and from gerrymandering to the power of money and the current crisis in American politics. Programs are designed in collaboration with local civic associations, public libraries, etc.  The Taft Institute also supports new civic associations in their efforts to become established and to grow.

The Taft Institute provides: 

 Help in designing individual lectures and courses geared to the needs and desires of local civic associations and institutions.

 Expert teachers for the lectures and courses.

 Technical support for new and growing civic associations.

We address a wide range of topics:

 The theoretical  – “How democratic is our system of government?” 

 The immediate and concrete – “What is the current state of American Politics?”