Published on: October 3rd, 2025

Hillsdale Celebrates Constitution Day with Annual Celebration

Since 2010, Hillsdale College has hosted an annual Constitution Day Celebration in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. The two-day program features dinner and luncheon speeches, debates, and roundtable discussions that explore the continuing relevance of the Founders’ Constitution for American politics today.

Each year, scholars, politicians, journalists, and other commentators gather to discuss the state of constitutional government in America.

This year, speakers included Nigel Farage, David Azerrad, Tyler O’Neil, Christopher DeMuth, Ronald J. Pestritto, Carrie Severino, Gary S. Lawson, Jesse Merriam, Daniel J. Mahoney, and more. Farage was the keynote speaker, discussing sovereignty and the national state.

Watch this year’s keynote address.

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“If it be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.... [A] sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.”

— Alexander Hamilton, 1794

About Hillsdale in D.C.

Hillsdale in D.C. is an extension of the teaching mission of Hillsdale College to Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to teach the Constitution and the principles that give it meaning. Through the study of original source documents from American history—and of older books that formed the education of America’s founders—it seeks to inspire students, teachers, citizens, and policymakers to return the America’s principles to their central place in the political life of the nation.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.