Expert Panel: "America @ 250: Reconstructions"

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Date & Time Feb 17 2026 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location McCosh Hall
McCosh 10 - Arthur M. Wood Auditorium
Speaker(s)
Nolan McCarty
Mark Milley
Khalil G. Muhammad
Deborah Pearlstein
Julian Zelizer
Amaney Jamal, moderator
Anastasia Mann, moderator
Audience Open to the Public, Registration Required
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As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, join us for “America at 250: Reconstructions,” an expert panel discussion examining how the nation has repeatedly reinvented itself—and what those moments of transformation can teach us today. The discussion brings together faculty experts across history, national security, law, race and equity, and politics. The panel will explore past and present “reconstructions,” democratic resilience, constitutional change, civil-military relations, and the enduring struggles over rights, power, and inclusion. Together, panelists will consider how historical lessons can inform policy choices and democratic governance in a deeply polarized contemporary moment.


*Seating will begin at Noon.

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Panelists

Nolan McCarty

Nolan McCarty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs; Vice Dean for Academic Assessment in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty

General Mark Milley

Mark Milley, Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Khalil G. Muhammad, Professor of African American Studies and Public Affairs

Deborah Pearlstein

Deborah Pearlstein, Director, Program in Law and Public Policy and Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in Law and Public Affairs

Julian Zelizer

Julian Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs

Moderated by

Amaney Jamal

Amaney Jamal, Dean; Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Stacy Mann

Anastasia Mann, Lecturer and Founding Director, SPIA in NJ