CAPTIVATING COURSES are where big questions meet bold conversations—where timeless texts, top-tier professors, and today’s toughest challenges collide to shape tomorrow’s leaders.
Course: Model U.S. Senate
SPRING 2026, MW 2:30-3:50 PM | CLT 3030
Instructor: Deborah O’Malley, Ph.D.
IACTL at the University of Toledo
Experience debate. Engage in real policy-making. Encounter the foundational ideas that shaped America.
This course is a dynamic, role-based simulation designed to feed your hunger for truth, purpose, and civic impact. Whether you’re a student of politics, literature, ethics, or engineering—this course will challenge how you think about the world we’re building.
Register now or audit as a member of the public.
Contact Dr. Deborah O’Malley: Deborah.OMalley@UToledo.Edu
At the University of Toledo, the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership (IACTL) has a mission that is both simple and urgent:
To restore the civic and intellectual foundations essential for a flourishing republic—by forming educators, equipping citizens, and cultivating a culture of conversation grounded in the American Founding and the liberal arts.
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Join lively, faculty-led discussions where students engage big ideas, ask honest questions, and practice the habits of thoughtful civic leadership.
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Spend a transformative term studying political philosophy at Oxford and engaging with ideas where they first shaped the modern world.