Every year, a diverse group of Badgers makes the trek southeast to the University of Notre Dame for four days of intense learning, exploration, and fellowship. To learn more and apply for a spot on our most popular trip of the year, click here. Space is limited; apply soon for best consideration!
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 partner universities at Pembroke College for Constitutional Foundations, the Project’s 2026 summer program. The program marked the 250th year of the American Founding …
This fall semester, the CSLD is pleased to sponsor five reading groups for UW-Madison students and campus community members.
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 CSLD and to build community with other students and network with faculty and outside scholars. Applications close September 11th. For more information and …
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 the second year in a row!) goes to Hunter Vierck, for The Perils of Personalized Economic Warfare: A Statutory Misalignment of Taxation, Accountability, …
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 University, where he led the development and implementation of strategic plans for global engagement, built innovative institutional partnerships and advanced new research initiatives. …
We are pleased to announce the 9th Annual Undergraduate Essay Competition, with scholarship prizes ranging from $1,000-$2,500. Details and deadlines can be found here.
The Catholic Social and Political Thought Initiative is pleased to announce its spring “Order and Influence” lecture series, which explores the influence of leading Catholic religious orders and lay associations on aspects of broader cultural and political life. Campus lectures are open to all members of the campus community and the general public. (Final field trip …
The CSLD is pleased to announce two new classes for the Spring 2026 semester, open to both undergraduates and law students, offered in cooperation with the Department of Legal Studies and the UW Law School. Law 940-011/Legal Studies 600-006 Foundations of Liberal Democracy is a three-credit course open to both undergraduate and law students (P/F …