Alexander Hamilton Featured in Constitution Day Lecture

September 14, 2020

Dr. Michael Motta

Dr. Michael Motta, assistant professor of Political Science, will give his 3rd Annual Constitution Day lecture on Thursday, 9/17.

The recorded talk – entitled “Hamilton, the Musical; Hamilton, the Constitutionalist” – will be presented virtually the morning of the 17th at this link.

Dr. Motta, a scholar of constitutional law and avid fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical, explores the role of the U.S. Constitution in the groundbreaking play, and provides a larger context for understanding the role of Alexander Hamilton in shaping our American polity.