NEWS
- Should the U.S. Pursue a Second Constitutional Convention?
- UT’s Institute of American Civics To Expand Tennessee Civics Academy Statewide
- The Conversation: Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase
- US Department of Education Awards Over $2 Million to UT’s Institute of American Civics
EVENTS
PAST EVENT RECAPS
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Undergraduate Civics Symposium Convened 150 Students for Dialogue on American Patriotism at 250
The Institute of American Civics (IAC) hosted its second annual Undergraduate Civics Symposium in downtown Knoxville, bringing together more than 150 students from 14 institutions across Tennessee and beyond for a day of dialogue centered on American Patriotism at 250. Designed to strengthen civic knowledge and model civil discourse, the symposium invited students to engage
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Tocqueville Lecture Series: Shep Melnick
Questions about the future of higher education took center stage as Shep Melnick, the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College and co-chair of the Harvard Program on Constitutional Government, delivered The Institute of American Civics’ inaugural Tocqueville Lecture, examining whether meaningful reform can, or should, come from the federal government.