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National Constitution Center and ASU Debut Online Course on Happiness, Virtue, and the American Founding
The course teaches happiness as a virtue, correcting misunderstandings of the Founders’ phrase and includes lessons from historical figures, officials said.
- On Feb. 18, 2026 the National Constitution Center and Arizona State University launched an online course in Philadelphia, aiming to broaden civic education.
- The course aims to clarify an often-misunderstood message about what the writers of the Declaration meant by 'the pursuit of happiness' and to reframe it around virtue and character, as the course explores.
- Alongside educator cohorts, the course was developed with ASU and the Center, with Ted Cross saying, "Principled innovation is one of our nine design aspirations or organizational values at ASU."
- The Center says the course expands its suite by offering adults a clear, engaging way to study self-government and virtue, and it will soon be adapted for middle and high school classrooms with educator cohorts shaping materials.
- Against ASU's innovation record, the partnership aims to expand access to civic education through the Center's platform, leveraging its 'Most Innovative School' ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
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National Constitution Center and ASU Debut Online Course on Happiness, Virtue, and the American Founding
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Constitution Center, in partnership with Arizona State University, today officially launched a new online course: What the Founders Meant by Happiness: A Journey Through Virtue and Character. The free, non-credit course guides…
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