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Mizzou Magazine Celebrates 10 years of the Kinder Institute

January 28, 2026

A Decade In To recognize the Kinder Institute as it approaches its 10-year anniversary, Mizzou Magazine’s Winter 2026 edition featured a special insert with articles on the Kinder Institute’s history,…

Former South African Constitutional Court Judge delivers a lecture in Missouri.

“A View of America at 250 from South Africa,” with Albie Sachs

A250: Global Perspectives Lecture Series Kick-Off With the Kinder Institute’s Spring 2026 lecture series celebrating the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States set to wrap…

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Introducing Constitutional Democracy Academy for Educators

A New Summary Academy for Missouri Teachers For over half a decade, every July, the Kinder Institute has hosted cohorts of 20 high school students…

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Spring 2026 America at 250 Lecture Series

Global Perspectives on the US at 250 For the Spring 2026, our regular Friday Colloquium Series will abandon the familiar confines of Jesse 410 and…

A mural of the signing of the Monroe Doctrine in the US Capitol.

KICD Director Jay Sexton on the Monroe Doctrine

Contextualizing the Present With the Monroe Doctrine a news refrain of sorts in early 2026, Kinder Institute Director Jay Sexton, author of The Monroe Doctrine:…

Mizzou Magazine Celebrates 10 years of the Kinder Institute

A Decade In To recognize the Kinder Institute as it approaches its 10-year anniversary, Mizzou Magazine’s Winter 2026 edition featured a special insert with articles…