Photo caption: The Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at UW-Eau Claire will host two events this spring that relate to free speech.
The Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host two events this spring that relate to free speech.
- “‘Speech Is Powerful’: A Conversation with Megan Phelps-Roper” will begin at 5:30 p.m. March 8 in Room 1614 of Centennial Hall. A former member of the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper will talk about becoming deradicalized through conversations with her supposed “enemies” online.
- “The Future of Free Speech on Campus” will begin at 5:30 p.m. May 1 in Room 100 of Hibbard Hall. Some of the country’s leading experts on the state of free speech on college campuses will discuss what the future may hold for academia. Panelists include Donald Downs, Alexander Meiklejohn professor of political science emeritus at UW-Madison; Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE); and Amna Khalid, associate professor of history at Carleton College.
The Menard Center for Constitutional Studies is a nonpartisan organization created in 2016 that aims to educate the campus community on issues that relate to the U.S. Constitution and the Wisconsin Constitution. The center, housed in the political science department, also operates as the university’s point of access when the media or members of the public seek information or research on issues related to the U.S. Constitution and the Wisconsin Constitution. It invites speakers and hosts events that relate to American constitutional law and politics and supports and organizes faculty and student research around American constitutional law and politics.
For more information about the center or the spring events, contact Dr. Eric T. Kasper, director of UW-Eau Claire’s Menard Center for Constitutional Studies, at 715-836-4802 or kasperet@uwec.edu.
