Join us for the 2025 Annual Celebration of the Humanities!
An Evening with Akhil Reed Amar:
The Remaking of America's Constitution
Moderated by Laura Knoy
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Bank of NH Stage, South Main Street, Concord, NH
Humanities Champions Reception: 5:30-7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:00 pm • Program: 7:00 pm
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For over 50 years, New Hampshire Humanities has brought thought-provoking, high-quality humanities programs to communities across the state, connecting people to culture, history, places, ideas, and each other.
And, on one special evening each year, we bring together the state's cultural, corporate, civic, academic, and philanthropic communities for a spectacular night of inspiration and networking at our signature event, the Annual Celebration of the Humanities. By purchasing a ticket to our most important event and a once-in-a-lifetime experience, you will be directly supporting hundreds of free public programs for the people of New Hampshire and beyond. Get your tickets today!
($150 ticket + $16 processing fee)
Ticket(s) include entry to a special reception at 5:30 pm with keynote speaker, Akhil Reed Amar. Heavy hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. The program includes a moderated discussion and Q&A, followed by an author's book signing. Humanities Champions ticket holders receive VIP seating closest to the stage.
($35 ticket + $9 processing fee)
Select your ticket "w/book" (plus $40) to receive a copy of Amar’s new book, Born Equal: Remaking America`s Constitution, 1840-1920, with a signed bookplate (or join us following the program for the author’s book signing). Books will also be available for purchase at the event through Gibson’s Bookstore.
“The celebration of the humanities event was really, really well done. Gregory Maguire was such a great speaker, and I wrote down so many little gems of inspiration. All the speakers were wonderful, in fact. Folks I know who were also there continue to talk about it, even when I see them again weeks later. Thank you for that evening!”
~2024 Annual Celebration attendee John Gilbert, Exeter
2025 Annual Celebration Sponsors
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Bill & Hansi Glahn
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Manchester Community College
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Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law in both Yale College and Yale Law School. After graduating from Yale College, summa cum laude, in 1980 and from Yale Law School in 1984, and clerking for 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 fifty cases — tops among non-emeritus scholars. He regularly testifies before Congress at the invitation of both parties; and in surveys of judicial citations and/or scholarly citations, he typically ranks among America’s five most-cited mid-career legal scholars. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has written widely for popular publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and The Atlantic. 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, 11th Hour with Brian Williams, Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream, Fareed Zakaria GPS, Erin Burnett Outfront, and Constitution USA with Peter Sagal. Read more about Akhil Amar
Laura Knoy is the founding host of New Hampshire Public Radio’s The Exchange, a live daily call-in program which ran for 25 years. During that time, Knoy interviewed dozens of presidential candidates, hosted numerous political debates and NHPR's election night coverage. She moderated thousands of conversations about important topics including education, the economy, and the environment. Knoy stepped down from the show in 2021, and is a sought-after speaker, moderator, interviewer and narrator. In 2022, she joined the Rudman Center at UNH-Franklin Pierce School of Law as Director of Community Engagement. Read more about Laura Knoy
