In recognition of Constitution Day, which commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, educational institutions receiving federal funding are required to deliver educational programming about the Constitution.
Since 2005, and in partnership with the Division of Student Affairs, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries has sponsored annual lectures covering topics in civic and discourse, like gerrymandering and the Civil War Amendments. A presentation of the University Libraries' original printed copy of the Bill of Rights is included in this annual event.