Tocqueville Forum

Announcing the Creation of "The Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. Award for Teaching and Humane Letters"

The Tocqueville Forum

on the Roots of American Democracy

is pleased to announce the creation of the annual

The Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. Award

for Teaching and Humane Letters

At the roundtable "Revisiting the Regensburg Lecture of Pope Benedict XVI" on Monday, November 26, it was announced that the Tocqueville Forum on the Roots of American Democracy was inaugurating "The Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. Award in Teaching and Humane Letters."  The award will be conferred annually at an award ceremony on the campus of Georgetown University and its recipient will deliver a major public lecture and receive a $5,000 award prize.  The first award will be conferred in Spring, 2008.

The award honors the contributions and example of Fr. James V. Schall, S.J., a professor in Georgetown's Department of Government.  A beloved teacher and widely-read author, Fr. Schall embodies the ideal of the teacher-scholar.  The Tocqueville Forum will honor individuals who share Fr. Schall's commitments to teaching and humane scholarship as well as his fierce devotion to transmitting Western thought to future generations.

The Tocqueville Forum on the Roots of American Democracy gratefully acknowledges the generosity of Michael Maibach and The Maibach Foundation that make this award possible.  For further information about the award, please contact Professor Patrick Deneen at pjd35@georgetown.edu.