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Since late-May, a group of 21 Mizzou undergrads have been living, studying, working, and exploring in (and around) the capital as part of the Kinder Scholars D.C. Summer Program. We reached out to them recently for news about the first few weeks in Washington, and what follows is a wrap-up of some of their responses, […]

Hearty congratulations are due to University of Oklahoma Assistant Professor of Classics & Letters Andrew Porwancher, whose John Henry Wigmore and the Rules of Evidence: The Hidden Origins of Modern Law, the second title in the Kinder Institute and University of Missouri Press’ Studies in Constitutional Democracy monograph series, was one of two books to receive […]

A big congratulations to the MU Political Science Professors Bill Horner and James Endersby for being selected as recipients of the 2017 Missouri Conference on History Book Award for their co-authored Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation, the first title in the Kinder Institute and University of Missouri Press’ Studies in Constitutional Democracy book […]

Presidential inaugurations always bring with them spirited discussion and debate about the nature, character, and aspirations of American democracy, and it is safe to say that this year’s was no exception to this rule. These kinds of conversations are, to be sure, of the utmost importance—vital to national health and progress—and while they naturally crescendo […]

Sponsored by the History Department at William Woods University in Fulton, MO, the three-part “Hail to the Chief” lecture series will explore the historical relationship between American presidents and American character from the founding through the Kennedy administration. The series kicks off on January 20 at noon, with William Woods Assistant Professor of History Craig […]

Filmed during Fall 2015 as part of our video series with Newsy, Political Science Professor and Kinder Institute Director Justin Dyer gave a brief interview on the protection of, as well as the limits placed on, hate speech under the 1st Amendment.