American students are falling behind in their understanding of the nation’s founding principles that underpin our democracy.

In honor of Constitution Day, members of the IUP Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies hosted this week’s Six O’Clock Series.

This year marks the 238th anniversary of the Constitutional Convention, which began on May 14, 1787, and lasted until Sept. 17, 1787. On Monday, Aug. 6, 1787, ...

On May 1, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted J. Joel Alicea for the Annual Herbert W. Vaughan Lecture on America’s Founding Principles, titled, “Bruen and the Founding-Era Conception of Rights.” ...

President Donald Trump is launching the America Prays initiative which encourages weekly prayer for the nation as part of ...