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CSLD Students Participate in Oxford University’s Quill Project

Led by CSLD Postdoctoral Fellow Signe Janoska-Bedi, CSLD-affiliated law students Brian Deisher and Bradley Morelli spent two weeks this summer as participants in Oxford University’s Quill Project, joining roughly fifty students from…
New Fall Reading Groups!

This fall semester, the CSLD is pleased to sponsor five reading groups for UW–Madison students and campus community members.
Applications for 2026-27 CSLD Student Fellowships Now Open!

Applications are now open for the Madison and the Newman student fellowships. These academic year appointments allow undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become more deeply involved in the work of the…
Announcing our 2026 Undergraduate Essay Contest Winners!

The CSLD is pleased to announce the 2026 winners of the Undergraduate Essay Competition. First place goes to Arielle Weston, for Tariffs and the Separation of Powers: Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Authority. Second place (for…
Announcing Donald Hempson as the CSLD’s New Assistant Director

The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy is pleased to welcome new Assistant Director Donald Hempson. Hempson brings decades of higher education leadership, at both Virginia Tech and the Ohio State…