U.S. Constitution Virtual Event

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Featured Public Event | Monday, June 23, 2025

The Story of the U.S. Constitution: Past and Present

You are invited to join the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute as we sponsor this rare opportunity to hear from some of the nation’s most acclaimed Constitutional scholars and award-winning authors. The panel discussion will feature Yale professors Akhil Reed Amar and David Blight in conversation with National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen and Annette Gordon-Reed, president of the Organization of American Historians and Harvard professor. Together, they’ll explore the Constitution along with Supreme Court decisions that have shaped America from its founding to today.

📅 Monday, June 23
🕡 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
📍 Free | In Person and Online

Presented in partnership with the National Constitution Center and the Organization of American Historians.

Don’t miss this dynamic discussion on the past, present, and future of the Constitution.

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Guest Speakers

A man with gray hair, glasses, and a beard smiles beside the cover of "The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760–1840," a book about the U.S. Constitution by Akhil Reed Amar.

Akhil Reed Amar

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University

A man with glasses and gray hair sits outdoors beside the cover of a book titled "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom" by David W. Blight, which explores Douglass’s legacy and his views on the U.S. Constitution.

David Blight

Pulitzer Prize Winner | Sterling Professor of History, Yale University

A man in a suit and red tie stands beside the cover of "The Pursuit of Happiness" by Jeffrey Rosen, a book exploring how classical writers on virtue influenced the Founders and helped shape the U.S. Constitution.

Jeffrey Rosen

President and CEO,
National Constitution Center

A woman with black braided hair smiles next to the cover of the book "The Hemingses of Monticello" by Annette Gordon-Reed, which explores history connected to the U.S. Constitution and features a historic building and award badges.

Annette Gordon-Reed

President of the Organization of American Historians, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author

U.S. Constitution Teacher Workshop:

Date: Sunday, June 22 - Friday, June 27, 2025

Additionally, the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy, in collaboration with the National Constitution Center and the Organization of American Historians, is pleased to sponsor a week-long educator intensive. Held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the workshop is designed for 6th – 12th-grade social studies educators to learn more about the history of the U.S. Constitution.

Location: National Constitution Center | Philadelphia

The week’s programming highlights will include:

  • A deep dive into the drafting of the Constitution and the amendments that shaped American history during the Civil War and Reconstruction;
  • Discussions with constitutional scholars, legal experts, and historians on the origins of key components of constitutional history and their modern interpretations and relevance today;
  • And the opportunity to explore the Center’s exhibits, historic sites, and cultural institutions around Historic Philadelphia.

Please note that applications closed on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.