Jefferson And Madison and the University of Virginia
About this episode
The episode explores Thomas Jefferson's commitment to education and the founding of the University of Virginia.
Jefferson wrote his own epitaph, and the choice still startles: “Father of the University of Virginia” makes the cut, while “President of the United States” does not. That single detail opens a window into how seriously Jefferson took education, not as résumé polish, but as the infrastructure of self-government. We follow the long road from early dreams of a national university to the state-level strategy that finally produces UVA in Charlottesville, with Jefferson politicking, drafting plans...
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