September 17, 2026 12:00 PM –8:00 PM
Constitution Day 2026
Join the University of West Florida and Reubin O’D. Askew Department of Government on Thursday, September 17, to commemorate Constitution Day with a series of lectures and public forums.
The noon lecture features Paul R. DeHart, professor of political science at Texas State University. DeHart will present Is There No Virtue Among Us?: Interest, Ambition, and the Common Good in the Framers’ Constitutional Design, exploring the motivations that shaped the creation of the Constitution in the University Commons Conference Ballroom.
Guests are invited to continue the conversation at 3 p.m. when DeHart joins James Hankins (University of Florida) for Federalists or Anti-Federalists: The Verdict After 250 Years, a public forum in the University Commons Conference Ballroom.
At 6:30 p.m., join UWF again for The Constitution and the Western Republican Tradition, a lecture by Hankins at Voices of Pensacola.
