5-6:30pm Wednesday Sep. 16
Constitution Day - The Death of Expertise? Knowledge, Free Inquiry, and Democracy
Bestselling author and Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols explores expertise, free inquiry, and informed citizenship, examining why critical thinking and open debate are essential to a healthy democracy.
UWEC Centennial Hall, Room 1614
Eau Claire
5-6pm Monday Oct. 5
We the Voters: Constitutional Choices and the Future of American Elections with Lori Ringhand
UWEC alumna and constitutional law scholar Lori Ringhand explores the constitutional choices shaping our democracy, such as the Electoral College, voting rules, and representation.
UWEC Centennial Hall, Room 1804
Eau Claire
5:30-7pm Monday Oct. 19
Free Speech and Incitement: Defining the Limits of the First Amendment
scholars Eric Kasper, JoAnne Sweeny, and Adam Kunz examine the First Amendment, Brandenburg v. Ohio, and modern controversies involving protests, political rhetoric, social media, and the January 6 Capitol attack.
UWEC Centennial Hall, Room 1804
Eau Claire
7:30-10pm Tuesday Oct. 20
Kevin D. Richardson presented by the Forum Series
Richardson is one of the Exonerated Five. He and the other four young men were wrongfully accused, tried, and convicted after a jogger was brutally assaulted in Central Park in 1989. Their convictions were later overturned in 2002.
UWEC Schofield Auditorium
Eau Claire
5-6pm Monday Nov. 16
Lies, Libel, and the First Amendment: The Story Behind Dominion v. Fox
Media lawyer and author Ian Rosenberg takes audiences inside lies, libel, the “actual malice” standard, and what this consequential lawsuit means for journalism, the First Amendment, and American democracy.
UWEC Centennial Hall, Room 1804
Eau Claire
7:30-10pm Thursday Feb. 25
Eau Claire, WI 54703
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