Recordings
These scholarly lectures on civic knowledge topics are being shared as recordings for educators to enjoy and use.
Steamboat Debate
Has America Lived Up to the Promises of its Founding?
October 14, 2026
Constitution Day with Allen C. Guelzo
September 17, 2026
A Conversation with the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Marianne Wanamaker
May 29, 2026
The Classical and Christian Origins of the American Founding
May 29, 2026
The Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and The Emancipation Proclamation
May 29, 2026
The Declaration of Independence and the Struggle for Liberty and Equality
May 29, 2026
The Revolutionary War and American Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026
Social Contact Theory and the American Revolution
May 28, 2026
The Transformation of Executive Power from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution
May 28, 2026
Constitution Day with Dr. Yuval Levin
September 18, 2025
The Declaration of Independence Today: Why an Old Text Still Serves Us Now
September, 15 2025
Local Governments: Laboratories of American Democracy Dr. Bill Lyons
June 24, 2025
The President’s Many Hats, Dr. Andy Busch
June 25, 2025
Do We Really Need a Bill of Rights?
July 30, 2025
The Transformation of U.S. Foreign Policy: China and America’s Pivot to Asia, Dr. Tiffany Barron
July 30, 2025
The Truth Seeking Mission of the University
July 16, 2025
Originalism: The Roberts Court and the Future of Constitutional Interpretation with Keith Whittington
July 16, 2025
PBS NewsHour, Dr. Danielle Allen
“Political theorist promotes ‘Our Common Purpose’ plan to reinvent American democracy”
April 14, 2025
Dr. Ed Larson “The Scopes Trial in History and Folklore”
February 13, 2025
Associate Dean Dr. John Scheb – U.S. Constitution and 4th Amendment
“The Fourth Amendment Goes to School”
June 26, 2024
IAC Associate Director Dr. Bill Lyons – Tennessee Constitution
“The Tennessee Constitution Matters, Too!”
June 25, 2024
Keynote – Dean Dr. Marianne Wanamaker & UTC Chair Dr. Claudia Williamson Kramer – Politics & Economics
“Teaching Economics, Contemporary Issues, and U.S. Government Using the 2024 Presidential Election”
June 25, 2024
IAC Executive Director Dr. Josh Dunn – U.S. Constitution and Freedom of Religion
“’A Vast Perplexing Desert?’: The First Amendment and Freedom of Religion”
June 25, 2024