2024 Edition
"Through the program, I've come to appreciate the importance of studying historical French thinkers and engaging in dialogue with modern France. The contemporary United States lacks a similarly robust intellectual foundation and often forgets its origins in the French tradition."
"The pas two weeks have been one of the greatest academic successes of my life. I have developed a love for
France that I never would have imagined. You helped me open my eyes and widen my imaginative horizons. I return home a far more educated man."
"Academia Tocqueville was a uniquely immersive and engaging program that I found to be of great intellectual benefit. In short, this program provides an unparalleled opportunity for intellectually serious students to sort through some of the most pressing moral and civic questions of the past few centuries via a French political lens."
"Academia Tocqueville is an unparalleled opportunity for students to explore and appreciate the contributions of French thinkers to conservatism. In addition to this intellectual experience, students will leave Academia Tocqueville with friendships from across the world and lifelong memories of French culture."
"Academia Tocqueville is an intensive, informative, and unforgettable seminar dealing with fundamental questions of French political thought, constitutional order, and the relationship between church and state. Whether learning from experts in the classroom or visiting historic sites throughout Paris, you will walk away from the program with a vast knowledge of the French political landscape."
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Academia Tocqueville 2024 Students
Elayne Allen
Elayne Allen is a PhD student in political theory at the University of
Notre Dame. Prior to that, she worked in Washington, DC for several
years and was the managing editor of Public Discourse.
Jawaid Beg
Jawaid Beg is a Transportation Officer in the United States Army who
has been stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany for the past three years
working in strategic logistics by providing munitions and combat
vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He graduated from St. John’s
College in Annapolis, MD with a B.A. in Liberal Arts (2020). He is
interested in the history of political philosophy, strategy, military
history, and diplomatic history.
Anthony Falcone
Anthony Falcone serves as Operations Manager and Research Assistant
at Napa Legal. Tony graduated summa cum laude from The Catholic
University of America in December 2021 with a B.A. in Politics and a
double minor in Philosophy and Theology. While in college, he held
internships in the U.S. House of Representatives and at Susan B.
Anthony List.
Colette Kania
Colette Kania is a recent graduate from the University of Florida with a
dual degree in Economics and Education Sciences with a concentration
in schools, society, and policy. She is presently a City Year AmeriCorps
member and is planning to work for the District of Colombia Public
Schools in a central office before she pursues a doctoral degree in
character education.
Henry Stephan
Henry Stephan is a Dominican Friar of the Province of St. Joseph,
studying political philosophy at Notre Dame.
He graduated from Princeton University with a A.B. in Politics. His research focuses on questions of civic friendship, particularly how it can unify and form citizens virtuously.
He graduated from Princeton University with a A.B. in Politics. His research focuses on questions of civic friendship, particularly how it can unify and form citizens virtuously.
Matthew Venoit
Matthew Venoit is a graduate student in foreign policy at Georgetown
University, focusing on global politics and security. He received his BA
from Pennsylvania State University and his MA in Philosophy from
KU Leuven. His research interests include sovereignty and statehood,
political identity, and IR theory.
Victoria Baker
Victoria Baker is a junior studying the intersection of Computer
Science, Politics, Literature, and German Studies at Cornell University.
She is fascinated by how people communicate, and enjoys creating
interdisciplinary projects relating to technology and the humanities.
Zachary Coddington
Zachary Coddington is a doctoral student in political science at the
University of Notre Dame focusing on constitutional studies and
political theory. He received his BA in government and classics from
Bowdoin College. His research interests include political foundings
and revolution, political myth, and church-state relations.
Irene Gonzalez-Hernandez
Irene Gonzalez-Hernandez is a PhD student in Political Philosophy
at Universidad Anahuac. Her research interests include the Catholic
intellectual tradition, the interaction between faith and public life, the
role of the laity, and conservative political thought. She is preparing
a thesis on Pierre Manent’s critique of modern anthropology and
human rights. She has participated in several civic, social, and cultural
initiatives regarding youth formation in the Archdiocese of Mexico,
enjoys doing missionary work, and is a collaborator in SPES magazine.
She holds a B.A. in Law from Universidad Panamericana and a Master
of Public Policy from DePaul University.
Sophia Love
Sophia Love is a master’s student studying Management Science &
Engineering at Stanford. As an undergraduate she studied Economics
and Computer Science (also at Stanford), was a Junior Fellow at the
Zephyr Institute, and studied abroad in Florence, Italy. She will be
returning to her hometown of Dallas, Texas, to work in consulting
after graduation this spring.
Jared Stone
Jared Stone is a student at Princeton University studying politics with
minors in history and classics. He has served as chairman of Princeton’s
conservative debate society and president of the school’s pro-Israel
student organization. A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, he enjoys reading,
hiking, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Marcos Barrios
Marcos Barrios, a Florida native, holds a BA in Ethics, Politics,
and Economics from Yale University. His senior thesis offered a
conservative critique of the use of religion in contemporary social
capital theory. His interests include American theo-political thought,
Russian language and culture, and classical music performance. He has
completed fellowships with the Buckley Institute, Hudson Institute,
and most recently, the John Jay Institute. He plans to pursue studies
in law, focusing on First Amendment protections of religious liberty.
Vincent D’Angelo
Vincent D’Angelo is a PhD Student in Political Philosophy at Hillsdale
College, interested in Christian responses to postmodernism. As an
undergraduate, he was a double major in political theory and philosophy
at Wabash College in Indiana.
Alex Hu
Alex Hu is a Marshall Scholar reading for an MA in War Studies at KCL.
His current research focuses on understanding the bedrock assumptions
of the post-WWII international system. He recently graduated from
Yale, where he studied intellectual history as a Humanities major.
Aimee Morrissey
Aimee Morrissey is a recent graduate from the University of Notre
Dame, where she studied political science and classics. This fall, she will
begin work as a strategy associate at the Penta Group in Washington,
D.C. She plans to attend law school in the near future.
Deniza Toma
Deniza Toma is a graduating senior at Arizona State University
studying Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership with a certificate
in Politics Philosophy and Economics. She completed the American
Enterprise Institute’s Summer Honors Program in DC, titled “Living
The Good Life: The Human Person and Liberal Education.” Previously,
she interned at the Arizona Supreme Court, The Fund for American
Studies, and The Family Research Council.
