SALISBURY, Conn.—The Salisbury Forum will present “America at 250, with Special Emphasis on the Proposition that All Men are Created Equal” Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Walker Auditorium at Hotchkiss School.
The speaker will be Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law. After graduating from Yale College, summa cum laude, in 1980 and from Yale Law School in 1984, and clerking for then Judge (later Justice) Stephen Breyer, Amar joined the Yale faculty in 1985 at the age of 26.
He is Yale’s only living professor to have won the university’s unofficial triple crown: the Sterling Chair for scholarship, the DeVane Medal for teaching and the Lamar Award for alumni service.
Amar’s work has won awards from both the American Bar Association and the Federalist Society, and he has been cited by Supreme Court justices across the spectrum in more than 50 cases. He was an informal consultant to the popular TV show, “The West Wing,” and his scholarship has been showcased on many broadcasts, including The Colbert Report, Morning Joe, AC360, Fox News and Erin Burnett Outfront.
He is the author of more than a 100 law review articles and several books. “The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840” came out in May 2021 and its sequel, “Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840-1920,” was published mid-September 2025. Amar also has a free weekly podcast, America’s Constitution.
In lieu of an honorarium, the Salisbury Forum will purchase copies of Professor Amar’s latest book, “Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920,” to distribute to audience members. Professor Amar will sign copies following the program.
Please leave time for parking. Accessible parking is available on campus.
The Hotchkiss School is a smoke-free campus.
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