Constitution Day

Posted on Monday, September 10th, 2012

This year is the 225th anniversary of the signing of the  Constitution  of the United States of America.
September 17th commemorates the  day  in 1787 when thirty-nine delegates to the Philadelphia Convention signed the U.S.  Constitution.

All members of our PhD community are invited to have appreciation for, to reflect upon, and to have dialog about the significance and impact this historical document has on our lives.

Please feel free to visit the websites below for information and resources about the  Constitution.

The National Archives:

http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19&toplvl=173

The  Constitution  Society:

http://www.constitution.org

The National Endowment for the Humanities:   

http://edsitement.neh.gov/ConstitutionDay/constitution_index2.html  

Annenberg Media, an educational resource website, offers a video instructional series entitled   ”The  Constitution  - The Delicate Balance”, which is available as a free on-demand streaming video through:

http://www.learner.org/

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