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This year’s Constitution Day debate on Saturday, Sept. 17, will feature two nationally respected figures, debating two major cases before the Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students For Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina.

Join 56�Թ���’s Africana, Latin, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) Cultural Center Director Esther Rosbrook for a discussion about the University’s cultural programing and support services provided by ALANA.

56�Թ���’s Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs welcomed Christopher Blattman, professor in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and author of Why We Fight.

The Center for Freedom and Western Civilization sponsored a Constitution Day Debate, “Big Tech and Liberal Democracy: Freedom and Responsibility in the Digital Age,” on Friday, Sept. 17.

Three members of the 56�Թ��� Class of 2021, who excelled in scholarship and service to political causes, have received The Richard L. Stone '81 Civic Freedom Award and Scholarship, as selected by the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization.

Out of more than 200 students involved with research this summer, 33 are conducting projects under the auspices of the Upstate Institute.

After two years of careful planning, a reimagined Lampert Institute boasts new areas of inquiry to guide research and course design and an expanded summer research program.

A Constitution Day debate at 56�Թ��� brought together two prominent voices on the subject of Roe v. Wade to engage in a lively debate of the landmark ruling.

In an effort to bring multilingual worlds home to 56�Թ��� students, Professors Matthew Miller and Mahadevi Ramakrishnan from the German and French departments led 16 students on a one-week excursion to the TriRhena region in May. 

The author of "The Coddling of the American Mind" answers the question "Are young people today being harmed by well-intentioned parents and teachers who are trying to protect them from adversity and difficult ideas?"