The New York Historical's Bonnie and Richard Reiss Graduate Institute for Constitutional History's spring
seminar has been announced and will examine how the principles of disestablishment and religious freedom were incorporated into American law, and their subsequent transformation over time. The ICH seminar is produced twice per year and designed for graduate students, junior faculty, and other educators, in history, political science, law, and related disciplines. There is no tuition for this seminar. The spring seminar will take place in person throughout April/May.
“Religion in American Law: Incorporation, Transformation, Restoration,” Fridays, April 25; May 9, 16, and 30, 2025, 2–5 pm ET. The seminar will be presented in person at The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Although we encourage students to attend the class in person, livestream participation will be offered to admitted students who do not live in the New York Metropolitan Area or who are unable to attend a class in person.
The instructors are Sally Gordon, the Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History, emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, and Nomi M. Stolzenberg, the Nathan and Lilly Shapell Chair at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
The application deadline is March 28, 2025. More information about the seminar and how to apply can be found here.
