Constitution Month 2025
South Carolina and the Constitution
Each year, the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy celebrates the constitution by offering educational programming to USCA and the Aiken community. This year, we examine the South Carolina Constitution and the role the state has played in shaping US constitutional history.
All events are free and open to the public, registration is not required.
South Carolina’s Constitutions: Past and Present
- Dr. Sarah Young, Associate Professor of Political Science, USCA
- Professor Alexia Helsley, Senior Instructor of History, USCA
- Wednesday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m., SAC Mezzanine (USCA)
Constitution Day: South Carolina Court Cases that Shaped the Nation
- Dr. Elizabeth Georgian, Professor of History, USCA
- Wednesday, September 17 at 11:00 a.m., 139 Newberry Street
Keynote Address
- The Honorable John W. Kittredge, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
- Tuesday, September 23 at 3 pm, the Etherredge Center Auditorium (USCA)
Medicaid Mothers: Forced Sterilization in Aiken County
- Dr. Jennifer Gunter, Instructor of History, USC Columbia
- Tuesday, September 30 at 11:00 a.m., Penland 110 (USCA)