We're hosting a workshop on teaching progress at the university level with @SNFAgora this May. Talks from: Steve Teles, @simondhalliday, @jasoncrawford, @Afinetheorem, @matthewgburgess, @_John_Handel, @STS_News, @OhidYaqub, and more. There are a few spots left at this invitation-only event. Interested in attending? More details below.

Progress studies has emerged as a vibrant intellectual movement. But it's remained largely outside the university classroom. Most students today graduate without a basic understanding of industrial civilization, how it works, and why we need it. Call this a lack of “industrial literacy”. We want to change that.

The workshop brings together faculty across engineering, business, social science, and humanities. The goal: help university faculty design courses bringing progress studies into their own disciplines. Hosted by Steven Teles (Johns Hopkins University), @simondhalliday, and @jasoncrawford.

Three keynote course presentations: -- @Afinetheorem (U of Toronto): Progress, or How Big Things Get Done -- @simondhalliday (Johns Hopkins): New first-year seminar on progress -- @matthewgburgess (U of Wyoming): American Economic Success Other talks and discussion sessions on law, regulation, and abundance; maintaining progress; industrial policy; progress in medicine, and more.

Participants will design syllabi for their own disciplines, get feedback from peers and progress scholars, and leave with draft courses ready for implementation. We want attendees to create publicly available teaching resources that other faculty can adapt.

May 21–24, 2026 (Memorial Day weekend), Washington, D.C. No cost to participants (travel stipend, hotel, and food included). This event is made possible by generous support from @coeff_giving.

We have room for a few more attendees at this invitation-only workshop. If you teach at the university level, can commit to teaching a course on progress by end of 2027, and are interested in attending, we’d love to hear from you. Please email teaching-progress@rootsofprogress.org with what you teach and why you'd like to be invited. Deadline: April 17th.

Full announcement here: newsletter.rootsofprogress.org/p/teaching-pro…