ԱƵ Faculty Panel Discusses “American Constitutionalism at 250” to Celebrate 2026 Constitution Day
ԱƵ’s Constitution Day celebration provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and special guests to exchange and challenge perspectives. Debate and discourse are featured prominently throughout ԱƵ’s curriculum, and a commitment to freedom of expression is central to its academic mission, bringing diversity of thought and background across campus, in the classroom, and beyond. This year, a panel of ԱƵ faculty members shared their perspectives on “American Constitutionalism at 250: The Roberts Court and the Evolution of a Unitary Executive” as part of the University’s celebration of Constitution Day Sept. 17.
- Luke Bierman (moderator) — Visiting Professor of Political Science
- Annie Benn — Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Dong (Carl) Cheng — Assistant Professor of Economics
- Stephanie Miner — Charles Evans Hughes Visiting Chair of Government and Jurisprudence in the Department of Political Science
- Valerie Morkevičius — Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of the International Relations Program
ԱƵ has hosted an annual event to honor Constitution Day since 2005, sponsored by the Kraynak Institute for the Study of Freedom and Western Traditions. This Constitution Day celebration provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and special guests to exchange and challenge perspectives. Debate and discourse are featured prominently throughout ԱƵ’s curriculum, and a commitment to freedom of expression is central to its academic mission, bringing diversity of thought and background across campus, in the classroom, and beyond.
