The
New York Historical’s
Bonnie and Richard Reiss Graduate Institute for Constitutional History has announced its spring seminar, “The Decline of Congress in American Politics and Law.” The instructors are
K.C. Johnson, professor of history at
Brooklyn College and the
CUNY Graduate Center, and
Kevin J. McMahon, the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science at
Trinity College. The seminar be conducted in person at The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, on Fridays, May 1, 8, 15, and 29, 2026, from 2 to 5 pm ET. Although in-person attendance is encouraged, “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 deadline for applying is
April 10, 2026.
The ICH seminar is convened twice yearly and is designed for “graduate students, junior faculty, and other educators, in history, political science, law, and related disciplines.” There is no tuition. More information about the seminar and how to apply is
here.
[A disambiguation note: The Institute for Constitutional History at the New York Historical ought not to be confused with the Institute for Constitutional Studies at GW Law, directed by
Maeva Marcus.]
--Dan Ernst
