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Through the Institute and its Civics for Life initiative, we offer an ever-expanding library of online conversations and debates with policymakers, authors, and thought leaders showcasing the wide variety of ideas, questions, and concerns significant to citizens. The Institute invites you to explore these programs on your favorite webcast or podcast platform.
Art’s Role in Civil Society, with Jed Perl
In his book Authority and Freedom: A Defense of the Arts, Jed Perl argues that “authority and freedom are the lifeblood of the arts.” Are they also the lifeblood of civil society—and especially democratic society? View our discussion below on the relationship between art and society, the artist’s role in society, and whether art and…
The Future of the Court
Thank you to Professor Rodríguez and Mr. White for a fascinating online conversation and diverse perspectives on the Future of the Court. Click to Listen Click to Watch Play Video Featured Panelists Cristina Rodríguez Co-chair, Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law and Counselor to the…
Does Ranked Choice Voting Help or Hinder Elections?
Q&A with Alaska’s Honorable Kevin Meyer Mr. Meyer served as Alaska Senate President in 2015-2016 and was elected as Lt. Governor in 2018. As the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, he served on numerous boards and committees including the National Lt. Governors Association Policy Resolution Committee and National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Elections Committee….
Enriching America’s Stories: Expanding Diverse Collection
Constitution Series Enriching America’s Stories: Expanding Diverse Collection With Distinguished Guest SpeakerDR. CARLA HAYDEN14th Librarian of Congress Watch Video Play Video Distinguished Guest Speaker Dr. Carla Hayden Dr. Carla Hayden is the 14th Librarian of Congress in our nation’s history, serving in three presidential administrations. Dr. Hayden will discuss the 13th Amendment ratified by Congress…
Campaign Contributions: Disclose or No?
Among the questions that will be put to Arizona voters this November is one asked by Proposition 211: should the original source of campaign contributions be disclosed? To elucidate the matter and present the strongest positions for their opposing opinions, Terry Goddard and Jon Riches will join the Institute for a moderated, live, online debate…
The Holy Grail: Can Social Media And Civil Discourse Coexist?
Named for the 102nd U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, LAB 102 is a social experimentation laboratory to cultivate civil discourse and civic engagement for Millennials and GenZ. “The Holy Grail: Can Social Media And Civil Discourse Coexist?” Monica Anderson, Pew Research Center and Beau Kiniry, BuzzFeed explore the impact that social media outlets…
African American History and Culture
Constitution Series With Dr. Drew SpencerAuthor, Historian, Director Dr. Crew Program Video Play Video Distinguished Guest Speaker Dr. Spencer Crew Author | Historian | Director National Museum of African American History & Culture at the Smithsonian Spencer R. Crew has worked in public history institutions for more than thirty years. He is currently the Acting…
A More Or Less Perfect Union
Constitution Series A More or Less Perfect Union With Judge Douglas H. GinsburgUnited States Court of Appeals, DC Circuit View Presentation Play Video Voices of Our Republic features thoughts about the Constitution from personalities, dignitaries, and everyday heroes, including Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Jack Nicklaus, Ron Chernow, and many others. These figures help answer the…
Paradox of Liberty: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello
Constitution Series Paradox of Liberty shares the stories of six enslaved families at Monticello as well as examines the life of Sally Hemings, the enslaved woman who bore Jefferson six children. Our one-hour online program includes audience Q&A. View Presentation Play Video Distinguished Guest Speakers Gayle Jessup White Monticello Public Relations & Community Engagement Officer Gayle…
How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do
Constitution Series How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do With Guest Speaker Claude M. Steele, Ph.D Social Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Stanford University View Video Play Video Distinguished Guest Speaker Claude M. Steele, Ph.D. Claude M. Steele, Ph.D. is an acclaimed American social psychologist and a Professor of Psychology at Stanford…
Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell
Constitution Series Constitution Series: Equality And Justice For All MAVERICK ~ A biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America’s most influential conservative thinkers. Watch Video Play Video Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, he has written over thirty books, covering…
Heroes of Abolition and Suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington
Constitution Series Heroes of Abolition and Suffrage This program explored abolition and suffrage history through the legacies of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. Descendants Coline Jenkins and Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. represent three significant figures in civil rights history and work to carry on the important history in their family trees…
A Landmark Case: Brown v. Board of Education
Constitution Series A Landmark Case: Brown v. Board of Education This detailed conversation with Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of the late Rev. Oliver L Brown, who brought the suit represented by NAACP Chief Council Thurgood Marshall, examines the history behind the case. View Video Play Video Distinguished Guest Speaker Cheryl Brown Henderson Cheryl Brown Henderson…
Equality And Justice For All
Constitution Series With Justin Hansford, J.D. Executive Director – Thurgood MarshallCivil Rights Center | Howard University Professor Hansford Program Video Play Video Justice Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until…
Rule Of Law Town Hall Series
The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute is pleased to currently collaborate with the International Bar Association on a national series of Town Hall discussions focused on the Rule of Law. This series debuted on Constitution Day, September 17, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona and is currently traveling the country. Most recently the Rule of Law Town Hall visited Dallas,…