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September 12, 2025
KICD Professor Charles Zug to Deliver September 22 Constitution Day Lecture at Kansas City Public Library
As part of home-and-away Constitution Week programming at the Kinder Institute, Prof. Charles Zug will deliver a lecture on “Understanding the Constitution Today” at the Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza branch, meditating on long-running debates concerning how the nation’s founding document should be interpreted and how changes to it should be made. The talk will […]
September 12, 2025
Kinder Institute Joins Jack Miller Center’s Civic Foundations Graduate Consortium
We’re thrilled to announce that the Kinder Institute and Mizzou have joined the roster of university partners for the Jack Miller Center’s Civics Foundations Graduate Consortium. Launched in August 2025, the Consortium provides K-12 civics and history educators with opportunities to pursue content-based, subject-specific graduate coursework uniquely designed for teachers and school leaders. The nation’s […]
September 5, 2025
Now Live! The New and Improved Kinder Institute Merch Store
At long last, the Kinder Institute merch store is back and better than ever. T-shirts, hats, and much more. Use this link to stock up!
June 18, 2025
“On Compromise,” A Report back from the Henry Clay College Student Congress with Parker Ezell and Christian Kasten
Senior Constitutional Democracy majors Parker Ezell and Christian Kasten started summer 2025 back in the classroom at the Henry Clay College Student Congress, a two-week immersive program that brings together 51 rising college seniors representing each state and the District of Columbia to develop bipartisan policy solutions to real issues facing the US. The program […]
May 23, 2025
In Pursuit of the Missing: On the University of Missouri’s Partnership with DPAA
As the nation reflects on Memorial Day, the University of Missouri proudly reaffirms its commitment to continued collaboration with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Read more below about the work being done with DPAA on campus to help account for Americans still missing from past conflicts and bring answers to the families of the fallen. […]
May 19, 2025
Celebrating Excellence and Achievement at the Third Annual KICD Awards Luncheon
Students, staff, and faculty were honored for their exceptional accomplishments over the past year—and, in many cases, years—on Tuesday, May 13, during the Kinder Institute’s annual spring awards ceremony at Reynolds Alumni Center. Among other things, the event celebrated graduating seniors and members of the MA cohort, with individual awards presented across several categories. View […]