About the Progressive Studies Program

The Progressive Studies Program, co-directed by John Halpin and Ruy Teixeira, is a unique interdisciplinary project that explores the history, intellectual foundations, and public understanding of progressivism in America. The program seeks to increase public awareness of progressive ideas and values, and educate public officials and policymakers through lectures, seminars, articles, public events, book discussions, new media tools, and training seminars with activists and young people. It also seeks to develop thoughtful and honest debates about modern progressivism and its relationship to the earlier progressive era and other political and social movements throughout American history. The program's public research component will complement these discussions by documenting and tracking American ideological attitudes and demographic trends across the country.

The Glaser Progress Foundation

The Progressive Studies Program is made possible by the generous support and partnership of the Glaser Progress Foundation, created by Rob Glaser, CEO and Chairman of RealNetworks, Inc, and directed by Martin Collier. The foundation is focused on building a more just, sustainable, and humane world through its work in four program areas: measuring progress, global HIV/AIDS, independent media, and animal advocacy.