centers mission statement. the national constitution center is the only institution in america charted by congress to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people on a non-partisan basis, and i want to give a special thanks to the and welsh mcnulty institute for women s leadership at villanova university for their great collaboration on a series of discussions, including this one, which is part of the constitution center s women and the constitution initiative and i want to also thank mcnulty foundation for their generous generous support which makes these program is possible. they spread so much light and we re so grateful for our collaboration and now i will introduce the panelists and then tonight s moderator. nadia brown is professor of government chair of women s and gender studies and affiliate in the african-american studies program at georgetown university. she s also an idle family fellow at the mcnulty institute at villanova. sh
for this distinguished award annually conferred by a jury of american historians on their esteemed colleagues. every year the columbia history department chooses a preeminent historian from its ranks. to chair a panel of jurors selected from among the finest scholars in the field and representing a diversity of institutions. we are excited to let you know that c-span s american history tv is joining our bancroft prize partnership. and will air the live stream of tonight s program. we are so thrilled to be back together again. in person as well as virtually to present a program this evening, which has been thoroughly reimagined in format and content. taking stock of the experience of the past two years and all that we have learned about the history of this country as well as how that history is told and understood. throughout the pandemic libraries helped ensure that collections were available for classroom teaching and scholarship. by accelerating access transferring labor to
every year the columbia history department chooses a preeminent historian from its ranks. to chair a panel of jurors selected from among the finest scholars in the field and representing a diversity of institutions. we are excited to let you know that c-span s american history tv is joining our bancroft prize partnership. and will air the live stream of tonight s program. we are so thrilled to be back together again. in person as well as virtually to present a program this evening, which has been thoroughly reimagined in format and content. taking stock of the experience of the past two years and all that we have learned about the history of this country as well as how that history is told and understood. throughout the pandemic libraries helped ensure that collections were available for classroom teaching and scholarship. by accelerating access transferring labor to new services on an emergency basis dedicated library workers found innovative ways to provide collections to r
department chooses a preeminent historian from its ranks. to chair a panel of jurors selected from among the finest scholars in the field and representing a diversity of institutions. we are excited to let you know that c-span s american history tv is joining our bancroft prize partnership. and will air the live stream of tonight s program. we are so thrilled to be back together again. in person as well as virtually to present a program this evening, which has been thoroughly reimagined in format and content. taking stock of the experience of the past two years and all that we have learned about the history of this country as well as how that history is told and understood. throughout the pandemic libraries helped ensure that collections were available for classroom teaching and scholarship. by accelerating access transferring labor to new services on an emergency basis dedicated library workers found innovative ways to provide collections to researchers and students. enablin
columbia s libraries are delighted to co-sponsor tonight s events with the forum. we are also very pleased to be partnering once again with the columbia university department of history. our long-standing collaborators for this distinguished award annually conferred by a jury of american historians on their esteemed colleagues. every year the columbia history department chooses a preeminent historian from its ranks. to chair a panel of jurors selected from among the finest scholars in the field and representing a diversity of institutions. we are excited to let you know that c-span s american history tv is joining our bancroft prize partnership. and will air the live stream of tonight s program. we are so thrilled to be back together again. in person as well as virtually to present a program this evening, which has been thoroughly reimagined in format and content. taking stock of the experience of the past two years and all that we have learned about the history of this count