We the Terps: A Day with the U.S. Constitution

✅ Voter registration opportunities with TerpsVote

✅ Interactive student and community activities (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) featuring UMD Special Collections

✅ “TerpTalk”-style overview of key constitutional concepts:

10 a.m. – The Body of the Constitution

An introduction to the structure of the Constitution and how its design has shaped historical crises and debates across time.

By Dr. Michael Ross, Professor of History, University of Maryland

11 a.m. – The Bill of Rights

A look at why the Bill of Rights was created and what it tells us about liberty and power in a new republic

By Dr. Holly Brewer, Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland 

12 p.m. – The 14th Amendment

A deep dive into equal protection, birthright citizenship, and the expansion of constitutional rights in the states.

By Dr. Michael Ross, Professor of History, University of Maryland

1 p.m.– The Constitution in Modern America

An exploration of how the Constitution shapes and is shaped by contemporary political and legal debates.

A panel discussion with Michael Spivey (Senior Lecturer, Government and Politics) and Robert Koulish (Director, MLAW Programs; Director, Justice and Legal Thought, College Park Scholars), and Patrick Wohlfarth, (Professor, Government and Politics),  moderated by Laura Anderson Wright (Senior Associate General Counsel, University of Maryland)