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Kibbitznest is a 501(c)3 organization. Kibbitznest, Inc is dedicated to the preservation of quality human interaction. Our ultimate objective is to promote a better understanding of the world and its people by coming together face-to-face to experience being human by teaching, by learning, by listening, by reading, by arguing, by discussing, and by inquiring. We encourage a balance between face to face and electronic communication.

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Liberal Arts Discussion

Free & open to the public, to reserve your spot, please email: info@kibbitznest.org

A Discussion led by Kendall Sharp, PhD

A Constitution: The Very Idea!

Join us for a discussion about the U.S. Constitution, constitutions in general, the difference republican government makes, and the way a constitution distributes sovereignty among the citizens. Depending on the outcome of the election, different passages in the Constitution may be examined. What should you be thinking when you read the U.S. Constitution? What remains to notice or to recognize, if you’ve read it before?

Kendall Sharp, Ph.D., teaches for the Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults at The University of Chicago Graham School of Continuing Studies. From 2020-2024, he served two terms as the Cyril O. Houle Chair of the program. He earned his doctorate from the Committee on Social Thought at The University of Chicago, and then was Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario before returning to Chicago. A native of Arkansas, he has also taught at DePaul University and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Join us during our Fall Liberal Arts Discussion Series

A collaboration with

The University of Chicago Graham School
hosting presentations and discussions of original research

Free & open to the public, to reserve your spot, please email: info@kibbitznest.org

Earlier Event: June 12
Meet the Author, a play by Joe Janes
Later Event: November 21
Liberal Arts Discussion