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Events

• Public Lecture Series

  Each year, the Kinder Institute invites distinguished scholars of America political thought and history to campus to share their insights into the philosophical foundations and current state of constitutional democracy at home and abroad with members of the MU and Columbia communities.
  

  • Sep 20
    “The Lost Constitution”: Constitution Day Lecture with Stanford’s Jonathan Gienapp

    3:30 PM | Jesse Hall 410
  • Oct 15
    Lakota America: Oxford Exchange Lecture with Pekka Hämäläinen

    5:30 PM | Smith Forum (RJI 200)
  • Oct 23
    “Rethinking the History of American Government,” with American University Prof. Gautham Rao

    5:00 PM | Jesse Hall 410

• Community Seminars

  The cornerstone of the Kinder Institute’s educational outreach programming, our community seminars provide Columbia residents with a forum for studying the evolution of democratic culture in America alongside Institute faculty and fellows. There are currently no upcoming events

• Academic Workshops

  Committed to supporting innovative research on the nation’s political history and traditions, the Kinder Institute sponsors a number of programs that bring scholars from around the region and nation to Columbia to share their work with members of the MU community.

  • Aug 23
    “Thomas Jefferson: A Life of Learning,” Colloquium with Wash U. Professor David Konig

    3:30 PM | Jesse Hall 410
  • Sep 06
    “Americans and the German University System” with Vanderbilt Prof. David Blackbourn

    3:30 PM | Jesse Hall 410
  • Sep 13
    “The Constitutional Politics and Legacy of the Somerset Decision”: MRSEAH with BYU’s Matt Mason

    5:30 PM | Jesse Hall 410