Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture

2023 Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

 

Details to come
Independence Hall

Independence Hall, Nov. 2009. Photo by Melody Joy Kramer, used under a Creative Commons licence

A public occasion to consider the Constitution and its lived implications throughout United States history.

Presented by the Effron Center for the Study of America. Supported by the Office of the Provost.

Princeton University’s annual Constitution Day lecture commemorates the September 17, 1787 signing of the United States Constitution and explores permutations of constitutional law to the present day.

Recent Lectures

Rich Benjamin, Rosina Lozano, Rhacel Parrenas, Patricia Fernández-Kelly
2022 Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture

Speakers

  • Rich Benjamin
    Political analyst, cultural anthropologist, author
  • Rosina Lozano
    Associate Professor of History, Princeton University
  • Rhacel Salazar Parreñas
    Florence Everline Professor of Sociology and Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Southern California
  • Patricia Fernández-Kelly (moderator)
    Professor of Sociology, Princeton University; Associate Director, Effron Center for the Study of America
Ruha Benjamin, Amaney Jamal, Kevin Kruse, Aisha Beliso De-Jesus
2021 Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture

Speakers

  • Ruha Benjamin
    Professor of African American Studies; Director, Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab
  • Amaney Jamal
    Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics; Dean, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; Professor of Politics and International Affairs
  • Kevin M. Kruse
    Professor of History; Director, Center for Collaborative History
  • Aisha Beliso De-Jesús (moderator)
    Professor of American Studies; Director, American Studies, Latino Studies, Asian American Studies
Keith E. Whittington
2020 Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture

Speaker

Keith E. Whittington
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University
“Freedom of Thought and the Struggle to End Slavery”

Analysis from across the humanities and social sciences : Explore past lectures

Faculty and alumni in history, politics, public affairs, African American studies and more examine constitutional implications.
George F. Will and Christopher L. Eisgruber at 2019 Constitution Day Lecture

Syndicated columnist George F. Will and Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber in conversation with the audience following Will’s delivery of the 2019 Constitution Day lecture.
Photo by Sarah Malone