Events

Past events

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  Lincoln, Obama, and the State of the American Union

  September 17, 2008 at 10:00 p.m.

  University of Pennsylvania Political Science Professor, Rogers Smith, ​​​​​​​delivers an address on the current state of the union, from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama.
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  Seaborne Citizens: What 10,000 Captive Sailors Taught America About Its Revolution

  September 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

  History Professor, Denver Brunsman, delivers an address for this year's Citizenship and Constitution Day – a federal holiday that focuses on the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens both native-born and naturalized.
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  Detaining Them Beyond Our Boundaries: 'Enemy Combatants' and the Quest for a Law-Free Zone

  September 17, 2007

  Political Science and Law Professor, Brad Roth, delivers this year's lecture commemorating Citizenship & Constitution Day 2007.
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  Race, Citizenship, and the Constitution: Beyond Black and White

  September 13, 2006

  Wayne State University School of Law Dean, Dr. Frank Wu, will deliver the 2006 Constitution Day lecture.
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  Gender and Constitution

  September 14, 2005

  Sandra VanBurleo delivers the keynote address for Citizenship & Constitution Day 2006.
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  Citizenship & Constitution Day 2022: Danny Fenster

  September 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

  In conversation with Creative Writing Professor, Donovan Hohn, journalist Danny Fenster will discuss his experiences in Myanmar, the growing global threat of authoritarian surveillance and the imperiled role of the writer as a truth-telling witness.