Lee Strang: Revitalizing Civics Education in the Buckeye State

About this episode

Michael Poliakoff interviews Lee Strang about revitalizing civics education in Ohio.

ACTA president Michael Poliakoff speaks with Lee Strang, the inaugural director of the new Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society at the Ohio State University. He is also a professor at OSU's Moritz College of Law, the author of numerous books on Constitutional law, and the founder of Northwest Ohio Classical Academy. Professor Strang has devoted his life to the study and teaching of America's civic tradition, and he goes in-depth about his experience leading the Chase Center, from designing curriculum to managing relations with the broader university. He and Michael also discuss how Ohio has emerged as the frontrunner state in the ongoing revival of American civic education.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Poliakoff

Guest: Lee Strang

Topics covered

• civics education
• Ohio State University
• constitutional law
• civic tradition
• curriculum design
• higher education

Keywords

• civics education
• Ohio
• constitutional law
• curriculum
• higher education
• civic tradition
• Salmon P. Chase Center

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ohio State University, Northwest Ohio Classical Academy, Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society

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