IU Bloomington has awarded grants to faculty and Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµs to develop programming aimed at increasing understanding of the Declaration in its own era and to those who fashioned it.
The following is a list of interdisciplinary events and exhibitions funded by these grants. Programming includes public talks, panel discussions, educational events, exhibitions, and interactive activities including a quiz bowl on 1776 trivia. Topics range from the reading habits of the Founding Fathers and the historical experiences of the Declaration’s signers to the role of espionage in the Revolutionary War, the evolution of American ideals, the contributions of the Founders to American health care, the history of the U.S. Census and the continuing responsibilities of citizenship.
