Upcoming Events

Teaching the Declaration of Independence

Three weeklong sessions to choose from: June 7-12, June 14-19, and June 21-26  |  At The Ohio State University  |  Details and Registration

The Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University is offering a week of professional development on the Declaration of Independence for civics, government, and history teachers across the country. These workshops coincide with the United States Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

Sessions will include lectures from experts on the American Founding, discussion of strategies for teaching the Declaration, and simulation exercises on the Second Continental Congress. By pairing high-quality content instruction with experimental learning, these workshops will increase American teachers’ knowledge of and appreciation for the key texts and events that have shaped this nation’s history.

This opportunity is designed for high school teachers but will also benefit educators from third through eighth grade, who are eligible to apply.

Thursday, July 30  |  8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Fawcett Center, The Ohio State University

Registration now open  |  Full agenda coming soon

The Annual Ohio Classical Schools Conference brings together school leaders, staff, and educators, as well as a variety of partners – including elected officials and thought leaders – for a full day of informative panels and discussions dedicated to strengthening classical and liberal arts education in Ohio. 

The conference is designed to support schools in delivering rich, tradition-inspired academic experience that cultivates virtue, knowledge of the Western tradition, and a lifelong love of learning. This conference will equip Ohio’s classical and liberal arts schools with the knowledge, practical tools, and professional community they need to help students pursue truth, develop character, and grow into informed, engaged citizens.
 

Constitution Day Lecture:

The Future of the Religion Clauses at the Supreme Court

Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. |  Thompson Library, 11th Floor

Registration details coming soon

The 2026 Constitution Day program at The Ohio State University will feature Stephanie Barclay, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and Co-Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, delivering a public lecture titled "The Future of the Religion Clauses at the Supreme Court." 

Designed to attract a wide campus and community audience, the event will explore how originalist interpretation of the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses is reshaping the law of religious liberty—and what the Supreme Court's emerging doctrinal frameworks mean for cases on the horizon. 

By connecting founding-era understandings of religious freedom to current and forthcoming legal controversies, the program will encourage students and community members alike to consider how the Court's approach to the Religion Clauses influences governance, individual liberty, and the relationship between church and state in the twenty-first century.