Email from National Constitution Center Plus: New resources and programs to keep students engaged Free Professional Learning | Women and the Constitution Wednesday, March 19 | 6:30-8 p.m. ET Attend this virtual professional learning session to analyze women and the Constitution and explore effective methods for constitutional teaching. In this session, participants will: Explore the ratification process of the 19th Amendment, which grew out of decades of advocacy by the suffragists and their allies Make connections to federalism, and discuss the beginning of women’s suffrage out West in the late 1800s and its eventual spread to the rest of the nation Gain insight into educational materials to support student learning about women and the Constitution This session is hosted in partnership with the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice, who will provide a virtual tour of the Alice Paul House as part of the session. REGISTER TO ATTEND Find more Women’s History Month programming at the National Constitution Center. New at the Constitution Daily Blog Law from the 1950s may play role in Columbia University student deportation case The current case involving Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student facing expulsion from the United States for his participation in public pro-Palestine protests, may center on a law from the McCarthy era, and how courts interpret it. READ THE BLOG Explaining the president’s foreign affairs powers In the case involving the Trump administration’s curtailment of the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID)’s funding, the Justice Department is asserting that such actions fall under foreign affairs powers granted to the president by the Constitution. READ THE BLOG ⭐ Love NCC’s Constitution Daily blog posts? You can now find shortened, classroom-friendly versions of America’s Town Hall programs, and We the People podcasts, and Constitution Daily blog posts in our new resource Constitution in the Headlines. Explore Con 101 and Khan Academy’s AI Tools Free Webinar | Teaching Contemporary Constitutional Topics Using Constitution 101 and AI Tuesday, March 25 | 2–3 p.m. ET Join NCC and Khan Academy to learn how to use Khan Academy’s artificial intelligence tools paired with the Constitution 101 course to foster civil dialogue, gather information, support essay writing, and provide students with personalized feedback on their constitutional arguments. If you cannot attend at the live time, please register to receive a recording. REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR Engage Students With History Through Artifacts Looking for ways to keep students engaged and excited about learning through the end of the school year? Civic Stories are free, 30-minute virtual learning experiences designed for learners in third through eighth grade. How the program works: Teachers choose a story theme from constitutional and history topics Students learn about a surprise historical artifact based on the story theme from an NCC Educator The program allows students to engage with historical artifacts, which helps to develop a deeper understanding of history by humanizing the individuals, communities, and cultures they represent SCHEDULE A CIVIC STORY You’re Invited: March Events 🗓️ America’s Town Hall: Dana Bash on America's Deadliest Election Online | Thursday, March 20 | 7-8 p.m. ET CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash joins Jeffrey Rosen for a discussion of her book, America’s Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History, which explores the little-known story of the 1872 reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and what we can learn from it today. 🗓️ Live Museum Programs: How Women Won the Vote Online | Tuesday, March 25 | Noon ET Join us for a live guided tour of our exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, which traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. 🗓️ America’s Town Hall: Michael Lewis on Who Is Government? Online | Wednesday, March 26 | Noon ET Best-selling author Michael Lewis discusses his new book, Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service, examining how the government works, who works for it, and why their contributions continue to matter. 🗓️ America’s Town Hall: The Evolution of the Presidential Pardon From Jefferson to Trump Online | Thursday, March 27 | 7-8 p.m. ET Brian Kalt of Michigan State College of Law and Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, explore the founders’ vision for the pardon power and the use of the presidential pardon throughout American history.   Connect With Us Constitution 101 | Professional Learning | Virtual Student Programs | Events Calendar About the National Constitution Center’s Educational Resources The National Constitution Center provides K-12 curriculum, professional learning, and student programs that make constitutional education engaging and relevant. 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