James Madison College

This article is about the public-policy college at Michigan State University. For the similarly named institution in Virginia, see James Madison University. James Madison College is a college of public affairs and international relations within Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1967, "with a vision of creating a residential college merging the best attributes of a small college with an undergraduate education focusing on public affairs and firmly rooted in liberal arts"; the college was named after James Madison in honor of his role in writing the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers (which form part of the College's core curriculum). Originally considered...