News & Events
Upcoming Events
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Sep 14Constitution Day 2026: “The Constitution, Civic Education, and Reflective Patriotism”
Prof. Paul Carrese
UW Law School Room 2260
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Sep 22Civic Virtue Lecture Series: Virtue & Duty in Constitutional Politics
Prof. Christina Bambrick
UW Law School Room 2260
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Sep 23
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Oct 5
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Oct 14Civic Virtue Lecture Series: Religion and Civic Virtue in 21st Century America
Prof. Robert Burton (Utah Valley University)
UW Law School, Room 7200
Previous Events
Stephen Macedo: In COVID’s Wake: How Our Policies Failed Us
Stephen Macedo is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2014,…
More than a Matter of Taste: The Moral Imagination and the Spirit of Literature
How can we inhabit the moral imagination in a way that avoids heavy-handed moralism? Can looking at the world through the “million windows” of the “house of fiction” really elevate or transfigure…
“Natural and Social Rights”: Founding Declarations in Dialogue in American and French Revolutions
Part of the CSLD’s America @ 250 Celebration, this lecture will be given by history professor Katie Jarvis of the University of Notre Dame. The CSLD is co-sponsoring this event with the…
Natural Law Panel with Eric Claeys (George Mason) & Cecelia Klingele (Wisconsin)
Join the CSLD and the UW Law School Federalist Society for a discussion of the meaning and relevance of natural law.
Order & Influence Series: A Life Preached: Fr. Vincent McNabb, O.P. and the Catholic Land Movement
Talk by Nicholas Eastman, OP, Ph.D.
News
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New Fall Reading Groups!
This fall semester, the CSLD is pleased to sponsor five reading groups for UW-Madison students and campus community members.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Submissions now open for the 2026 Undergraduate Essay Competition!
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.