Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy

What does America’s 250th anniversary mean to Missourians? For the past two years, students on the public history ASH team have been collecting their stories. Join us to celebrate the grand opening and see this remarkable exhibit at the Missouri State Capitol.

📅 June 6 | 12:30–2 PM
📍 Missouri State Museum, Jefferson City
🔗 RSVP: https://missourihumanities.formstack.com/forms/exhibit_opening

A special thanks to Missouri Humanities for making this exhibit possible!

Last week, we welcomed back a special group of alumni who either studied away with us at Oxford or came from England to study here with us. Together with our advisory board and current MA students, we explored America’s National Churchill Museum and shared stories about our Kinder experience.

Our alumni are an important part of our story, and we’re always grateful for time to reconnect.

We wrapped up our A250 Global Perspectives lecture series last Tuesday with Kinder Institute Senior Fellow Lawrence Goldman, whose UK perspective brought our final event full circle. It was a fitting finale to our globe‑trotting America at 250 journey.

Thank you to all who attended. The series is available to watch on our YouTube channel.

Last week, we celebrated the incredible achievements of our students and faculty at our annual awards luncheon 🎉

We were proud to recognize Beth Pike with our Campus Collaborator Award. Congratulations to our outstanding students: Abby Plenge (Oxford for Oxford Award), Mason Andrews (Latitude Award), Claire Johnson (Chandran Prize), and Emily Reed (Outstanding Undergraduate).

We also honored Dr. Emily Regier with the Derrick-Patman Award for Faculty Excellence, and celebrated Drs. Adolph Reed and Anne Twitty as our inaugural Kinder Honorary Fellows.

👏 Join us in congratulating all of this year’s awardees!

Join us for a event in DC on Tuesday, June 16. Kinder Institute Director Jay Sexton will lead a panel discussion exploring diverse perspectives on where the nation has been, where we stand today, and what the future of American democracy may hold as we approach the 250th anniversary of the United States. The panel will be moderated by Linda Lorelle with remarks by Jean Becker. Together these co-founded Civil Dialogues.

Register for this free event here: https://www.mizzou.com/s/1002/alumni/19/interior.aspx?sid=1002&gid=1001&pgid=16165&cid=34320&ecid=34320&crid=0&calpgid=10006&calcid=19426

Jesse 410 is quiet today, but just a couple of weeks ago it was full of energy, ideas, and inspiration during our 2nd Annual South Africa Conference.

Each year, students in the Race and Politics in South Africa course begin their journey with a study abroad experience in Cape Town. That trip sets the stage for a semester of deep learning, critical reflection, and meaningful research. By the end of the spring semester, all of that hard work culminates in the conference, where students present the research they’ve developed.

You didn’t think we were done, did you? 😏

Rounding out our senior spotlights, we’re excited to celebrate:

👉 Abby Plenge
👉 Emma Thompson
👉 Lucy Washburn
👉 Alice Willard
👉 Zoe Wilson

Back for round 2! 💥

Meet more of our incredible seniors:
👉 Mya Franklin
👉 Maggie Funston
👉 Carly Gordon
👉 Scout Hudson
👉 Claire Johnson

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓

We’re counting down to commencement and highlighting some of our incredible seniors.

Up first:
👉Harry Armstrong
👉Wyatt Bathke
👉TJ Benoist
👉Gwen Blevins
👉Emma Brockman

Come celebrate the United State's Semiquincentennial and Missouri's place in our country's history. On June 6 at the Missouri State Museum in partnership with the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, Missouri Humanities will launch the "Stars, Stripes and Celebrations" exhibit, with an opening ceremony in the State Capitol rotunda.

Location: Missouri State Museum
Address: 201 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Date/Time: June 6, 12:30 PM

REGISTER NOW: https://missourihumanities.formstack.com/forms/exhibit_opening

The "Stars, Stripes and Celebrations" exhibit explores the ways in which Missourians commemorated America’s major birthdays and how that reflects our state’s contributions to American patriotism even as we continued to face times of political, cultural, and economic challenges. As you walk through each of these milestones, you can see how Missourians have consistently come together to celebrate our history for more than two centuries.