Constructing the Constitutional Imagination: A Symposium in Honor of Ken I. Kersch
February 20, 2025 | 12:00 pm聽|聽Murray Room
Event Overview聽
On February 20, 2026, the Clough Center will host a conference in honor of Ken I.聽Kersch, who passed away last November. In addition to directing the Clough Center from 2008 to 2012,聽Kersch聽served as a professor in 男女操逼视频软件's Political Science Department, where he taught聽classes on American conservatism, political thought, constitutional development, and civil liberties. A revered teacher and author of 5 books,聽Kersch聽was the recipient of, among other honors, the American Political Science Association's 2020 C. Herman Pritchett Award for the best book on law and courts.聽
The Clough Center's conference will coincide with the publication of a special聽issue of the聽Journal of American Constitutional History聽that engages with聽Kersch's work in political science, history, and law. Speakers include Aziz Rana (Boston College), Sophia Lee (Penn), Mark Graber (Maryland), Justin Dyer (UT Austin), Mary Ziegler (UC Davis), Sanford Leinvson (UT Austin), Julie Novkov (SUNY Albany), Jonathan Gienapp (Stanford), Rogers Smith (Penn), Linda McClain (BU), James Fleming (BU), George Thomas (Claremont McKenna), Logan Sawyer (Georgia), Michael Dichio (Utah), Paul Herron (Providence), Sean Beienburg (Arizona State), Clement Fatovic (Florida International), Austin Steelman (Clemson), and Calvin TerBeek (Claremont McKenna).聽
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Parking is available at the nearby Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue Garages.
Boston College is also accessible via public transportation (MBTA B Line - Boston College).