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To mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the CCCG is hosting the 2026 Jeanie Poole O’Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture.
Join Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Fr. Monk Malloy, Jennie Bradley Lichter & Jimmy Dunne to discuss resilience & remembrance.
Free but ticketed: constudies.nd.edu/events/202…
The Review of Politics has a new home!
@NotreDame's political theory journal is now housed under the CCCG. RoP publishes high-quality original research that advances scholarly debates in all areas of political theory.
Get the full scoop: constudies.nd.edu/news/the-r…
Join us tomorrow for a lecture by Jacob Siegel — "The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control." He will explore how narrative management and information warfare are reshaping modern political life.
Check out the full details here: constudies.nd.edu/events/202…
During our recent Constitution Day panel, @NDLaw Professors @RickGarnett and @derektmuller provided an insightful review of the Supreme Court's latest term.
Read the full event recap and insights here: constudies.nd.edu/news/notre…
LIVE IN FIVE | Join us at @NotreDame to hear from @PhilipKHoward about "Responsibility Versus Red Tape: Why Human Judgment Can't Be Strained Through a Legal Sieve."
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ND Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Govt. retweeted
Congratulations to Vincent Phillip Muñoz (@VPhillipMunoz) for receiving one of the 2026 Teaching Excellence Awards from the Jack Miller Center (@JackMillerCtr).
As the Senior Scholar Winner, Phillip Muñoz is the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at @NotreDame and founded the University's Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government (@NDConStudies).
He was also a 2008-2009 Visiting Fellow with the James Madison Program and is a cherished member of the James Madison Society. Well done, Professor!
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ALT Photo of Phillip Munoz and Robert George.
ALT Photo of Phillip Munoz.
ALT Photo of Phillip Munoz and Robert George.
ALT Photo of Phillip Munoz.
Please join us in congratulating our director, @VPhillipMunoz for being awarded the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award by the @JackMillerCtr!
Read about it here: jackmillercenter.org/our-wor…
Our director @VPhillipMunoz will take the stage tomorrow afternoon in Washington, D.C., as part of the @museumofBible's national Bible and America 250 lecture series.
The event begins this Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM.
For more information: museumofthebible.org/events/…
The @NDSMCObserver covered our #ConstitutionDay SCOTUS recap! CCCG faculty affiliate @RickGarnett & his @NDLaw colleague @derektmuller reviewed major rulings & previewed upcoming cases.
Read the full event coverage: ndsmcobserver.com/article/pr…
Happening tomorrow!
Join the CCCG and the @ND_EthicsCenter for a compelling debate on a profound question: "Can Christians Kill?"
For more details: constudies.nd.edu/events/202…
What can Homer’s "The Odyssey" teach us about the American soul?
Prof. @PatrickDeneen reflected on his new book, "American Odyssey," examining our restless drive to explore versus our need for home and community.
Read the full recap here: constudies.nd.edu/news/denee…
Distinguished Research Professor & CCCG affiliate Donald Drakeman was featured in @NRO to discuss originalist evidence regarding Justice Scalia’s landmark jurisprudence on religious freedom and the First Amendment.
Read the full article here: nationalreview.com/magazine/…
How do we restore effectiveness, responsibility, and common sense to American governance?
Join us next week on Wednesday, October 7 for a public lecture with @PhilipKHoward at @NotreDame: "Responsibility Versus Red Tape."
More details here: constudies.nd.edu/events/202…
Professor @PatrickDeneen was quoted in the @IrishRoverND to discuss his recent CCCG lecture at @NotreDame on how the Odyssey offers a lens into the fundamental tension and eventual resolution within the American soul.
Read the full article here: irishrover.net/2026/09/the-d…
As a capstone to our inaugural high school Leadership Seminar, participants wrote reflection essays tackling the seminar's core question: "Liberty for All?"
Congratulations to Alexander Wenk and Will Blake for their winning essays!
Read their essays: constudies.nd.edu/news/ameri…
ND Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Govt. retweeted
🎉 🎉 🎉 The Jack Miller Center is proud to announce our 2026 Teaching Excellence Award winners! Join us in congratulating these exceptional educators:
- Senior Scholar Winner: @VPhillipMunoz (@NDConStudies @NotreDame)
- Junior Scholar Winner: @dcharette43 (@UNCSCILL @UNC)
- K-12 Teacher Winner: Mirelle A. Rivera (Walter Payton College Preparatory High School)
- K-12 Teacher Honorable Mention: Eric Maurer (Regina Angelorum Academy)
These educators do an exceptional job engaging students in the story of America through primary documents, new courses, and/or extracurricular activities.
Meet them in our press release 👉️ buff.ly/EMIIbZd
This past summer, @NotreDame undergraduates engaged directly with real-world legal and executive proceedings across the globe, supported by grants from the CCCG.
Read the full story: constudies.nd.edu/news/grant…
"Can Christians Kill? A Debate"
Join us in 2 weeks as Christopher Tollefsen and Marc LiVecche examine one of the most fundamental moral questions in Christian ethics.
Full details here: constudies.nd.edu/events/202…
We honor the memory of Frank Joseph Potenziani (ND ’67), whose generosity helped establish our undergraduate minor, the Potenziani Program in Constitutional Studies.
Read more here: dignitymemorial.com/obituari…
LIVE IN FIVE: Join @RickGarnett and @derektmuller of @NDLaw for our #ConstitutionDay event, a 2025-26 SCOTUS recap. 👇
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In partnership with @RemnantTrust, the CCCG is hosting 15 historical documents & a unique artifact on the 5th floor of Flanner Hall, open to the public through Oct. 12.
Make an appointment here: constudies.nd.edu/news/cccg-…
