What the Constitution Means to Us 2023

Since the founding era of the United States, the American Constitution has been central to our public life. It has inspired hope, and it has provoked despair. It has remained in place, as few other national constitutions have. Yet it has also repeatedly been changed, and some today think it needs to change again. At a moment when its basic meaning seems more contested than ever, how should we look at the Constitution today?
This is the question at the center of “What the Constitution Means to Us,” the Clough Center’s second annual celebration of Constitution and Citizenship day. Loosely inspired by Heidi Schreck’s award-winning play, this event will feature an all-star panel of cross-disciplinary scholars from the Boston College faculty. It will also showcase the work of select undergraduate and graduate students from across the University.
This year we are thrilled that Sarah Lunnie - one of the co-creators of What the Constitution Means to Me, of Broadway and Netflix fame and a Boston College alumna (Class of ‘08) - will participate as part of her visit to the Clough Center. Lunnie is Senior Dramaturg at The Public Theater.