60-Second Lectures | The Constitution at 238

Join us in celebrating 238 years of the Constitution with a special edition of 60-Second Lectures!

On Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 12:00 p.m. four Penn Arts & Sciences faculty will mark Constitution Day 2025 by sharing diverse outlooks and expertise on the supreme law shaping the United States before joining in a discussion led by Dean Peter Struck.

Faculty Panelists

Daniel Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Professor of Political Science

Campbell Grey, Professor of Classical Studies

Emma Hart, Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Chair of American History

Karen Tani, Seaman Family University Professor with appointments in the Department of History in Penn Arts & Sciences and in the Penn Carey Law School

Moderated by

Peter Struck, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Vartan Gregorian Professor of Humanities

Can’t make it to the lecture? We got you covered! Watch a recording of the lecture on Facebook or Instagram @PennSAS the day after.

The 60-Second Lectures is generously funded by the Adolf and Felicia Leon Fund, which supports Penn Arts & Sciences programming and lecture series.