Category: Ackerman

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Purdue’s Ackerman Center to host Sept. 17 Constitution Day

The tradition continues! Purdue University will officially celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17 in the Purdue Memorial Union to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

A combination graphic of Phillip J. VanFossen and a collage of United States founders.

How does the Electoral College work?

Over the past several months, The Conversation has asked scholars of the Electoral College to explain how this system was developed and how it works and to describe whether – and how – it gives advantages to certain people based on where they live.

A combination graphic of Phillip J. VanFossen and a Voting Day sign.

Who invented the Electoral College?

Phillip J. VanFossen, interim dean and civics educator, explains how the U.S. Electoral College came about.

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Futurist Peter Leyden to speak at Purdue about AI

Artificial Intelligence, with all of its power and peril, is the topic of this year’s talk in the Purdue Series on Corporate Citizenship and Ethics.

Intermediate school students present their project,

Ackerman Center: serving Indiana’s teachers, students with civics resources

A resource center housed in the Purdue University College of Education is impacting the university and the state of Indiana by providing needed civics education resources for Indiana school districts. The James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship developed and...

17th annual Constitution Day attendance counts toward Purdue’s Civic Literacy Proficiency

The College of Education’s James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship is hosting the 17th annual Constitution Day on Friday, Sept. 16, at the Purdue Memorial Union Great Hall from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Purdue’s Constitution Day commemorates the signing...