The Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Constitutional Conversations Lecture Series
For questions about registering, please contact Annika Ness at aness3@uic.edu or 630 450-3873.
Schedule of Events
What kind of constitution do we have, anyway?
January 27th 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Jack Rakove, Ph.D., Stanford University
Reconstruction – what ideas were in play and how does that affect contemporary debates about affirmative action and abortion?
February 21st 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Paul Gowder, Ph.D., Northwestern Law School
Separation of powers – why we should all be terrified
March 10th 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Steven Schwinn, J.D., UIC Law School
The Civil Rights Division and ‘Forceful Federalism’ in the 1960s
April 4th 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Kevin Kruse, Ph.D., Princeton University
Race restrictive covenants
April 14th 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Carol Rose, Ph.D., Yale University
The Preamble to the Constitution—how has it been interpreted and what does that tell us about how the nature of the Constitution has changed?
April 23rd 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Jonathan Gienapp, Ph.D., Stanford University
Modified on January 14, 2025