
Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU
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The Center for Constitutional Studies is a nonpartisan, academic institute that promotes the instruction, study, and research of constitutionalism.
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Not every one of the #Founders was all-in when it came the Revolution. In Episode 12 of ๐๐๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃโs Season 2, (available today, July 4), host Matthew Brogdon and ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, The John Dickinson Writings Project, discuss the legacy of John Dickinson, one of Americaโs


The principles of created equality and natural rights in the Declaration of Independence form an inheritance for all Americans. Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU deseret.com/opinion/2025/0โฆ

Lemuel Haynes, a free Black preacher, argued in 1776 that liberty applied equally to Black and white people. He and other abolitionists saw the #DeclarationOfIndependence as affirming universal human rights, so writes Matthew Brogdon in a July 4 @deseret op-ed on the inheritance


Center for Constitutional Studies at UVUโs Lisa Halverson and Nicole Handy of ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ต published an opinion in @deseret this July 4 weekend. Civic education helps all of us understand, live, and teach the values outlined in the #DeclarationOfIndependence, they write. โCivic engagement empowers


What happens when nine unelected judges have the final say on the most divisive questions in American life? In Season 2, Episode 11 of ๐๐๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon break down the Supreme Courtโs most consequential and contentious

On this #whoswho Wednesday, get to know ๐๐ฏ๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ. She is a Quill Project archivist Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU and graduated from UVU with a BA in History. She hopes to one day work as an archivist for Smithsonian or for Disney. Abi will be going to Pembroke College in July for more


UVU students will have an opportunity to spend this fall studying the Federalist Papers with Bradford Wilson, Carson Holloway, and yours truly. Students register now before it fills up! Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU UVU CHSS


Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's new home is under construction! See the progress of our yet-to-be-named house at the northeast edge of UVU campus: bit.ly/3GiFjOd. Move-in date is sometime in 2026. UVU Alumni



What is one of the least understood yet most powerful tools in the U.S. #Constitution? Check out the latest episode of ๐๐๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, where Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon talk about what โhigh crimes and misdemeanorsโ means, the process of


Watch for the Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU Summer 2025 update later this week to get details on midyear happenings, #ThisConstitution #podcast, prep events for America's 250th in 2026, personnel changes, and save-the-dates for our fall events. And preview our #calendar for the back half of 2025 here:



Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Master of Arts in Constitutional Government, Civics & Law program received a ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป grant as part of the new ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ, organized by the Jack Miller Center, allowing


Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Summer 2025 update is now available! Learn about our latest work in Kโ12 teacher civic education, how we are preparing to celebrate America's 250th, plans for Constitution Day 2025, changes in leadership, a new summer course for undergrads, and much more:



As the United States begins to mark its 250th anniversary between now and July 4, 2026, Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU, in partnership with ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ต, offers suggested readings for individuals and families to understand and celebrate this milestone. Check out the Common Sense


On this #whoswho Wednesday, meet Joe Boyle, Wood research assistant and Tocqueville fellow Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU. Joe will graduate with a bachelorโs in Political Science next year and is planning on law school. His favorite founder is James Madison. Learn more about Joe in the attached


Can a judge be impeached for making consistently bad rulings, or does it take something more? On the latest episode of #ThisConstitution #podcast, Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon explore how Congress balances oversight of the courts with the need for judicial

Members of the first cohort of Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Master's of Constitutional Government, #Civics & Law are spending a fortnight Pembroke College (July 21 to Aug. 1) to finalize their course of study. See photos: adobe.ly/45lhq1V. Their graduation ceremony will be held Aug. 22 UVU.
