Colgate University’s Constitution Day Debate brings to campus seasoned experts in their fields to debate topics facing the nation as a way to celebrate the national holiday and to encourage informed discourse among students. Colgate Professor of Political Science Stanley Brubaker introduces the history behind the annual event followed by the full recording of the debate.

Moderated by Brubaker, the debate featured UCLA Jesse Dukeminier Professor of Law Richard H. Sander and Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor of law at Harvard University debating two major cases before the Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. Both cases raise the question of whether colleges and universities can consider race as a factor in admissions. The event was sponsored by Colgate’s Forum for Constitutional Government and the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization.