Past Events
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Apr 16“Natural and Social Rights”: Founding Declarations in Dialogue in American and French Revolutions
UW Law School, Room 7200
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 UW–Madison Department of History, with the leadership of Professor Jason Yackee.
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Apr 8Natural Law Panel with Eric Claeys (George Mason) & Cecelia Klingele (Wisconsin)
UW Law School, Room 5229
Join the CSLD and the UW Law School Federalist Society for a discussion of the meaning and relevance of natural law.
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Apr 6Order & Influence Series: Ignatian Spirituality & the Birth of the Modern Catholic Self
UW Law School, Room 7200
This fifth talk in the Order & Influence lecture series discusses the past and present role of the Jesuit order in bridging the divide between secular and spiritual concerns, historically and in the modern era. Presenter Rev. Patrick Gilger, S.J., is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of the McNamara Center for the Social Study of …
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Mar 23Order & Influence Series: A Life Preached: Fr. Vincent McNabb, O.P. and the Catholic Land Movement
Lubar Commons, UW Law School, Room 7200
Talk by Nicholas Eastman, OP, Ph.D.
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Mar 18Greg Lukianoff, CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Discovery Building, DeLuca Forum, UW-Madison
In a moment where we too often see a ‘free speech for me, but not for thee’ attitude across a spectrum of topics and viewpoints, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Greg Lukianoff will discuss the rights, risks, and responsibilities of free expression in higher education. They’ll also discuss how to build a campus culture that encourages …
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Mar 9Order & Influence Series: “Un poquito de este puro amor”: Contemplation and the Common Good
This third talk in the Order & Influence lecture series, “Un poquito de este puro amor”: Contemplation and the Common Good, draws its title from the writing of the 16th Century Spanish Carmelite John of the Cross, and explores the question of whether and how the tradition of monastic contemplation contributes to the good of …
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Feb 23Order & Influence Series: From opus Dei to the Opus Dei: the Modern Reevaluation of Labor in the Roman Catholic Church
UW Law School Room 7200
This second talk in the Order & Influence lecture series, titled From opus Dei to the Opus Dei: the Modern Reevaluation of Labor in the Roman Catholic Church, will be given by cultural anthropologist Frank Ngo of the Ohio State University Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society. Abstract: Is there a connection between the …
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Feb 16Gov. Mitch Daniels: Higher Ed, Public Policy & a Divided America
Memorial Union, UW-Madison
The CSLD is co-sponsoring this event with the La Follette School of Public Affairs, the College of Letters & Science, the Thompson Center on Public Leadership, and the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy.
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Feb 9CANCELLED: Order & Influence Series: Universal Fraternity as the Heart of a Sociopolitical Vision
UW Law School, Room 7200
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: Due to unavoidable circumstances, Monday’s lecture in the Order & Influence series, “Universal Fraternity as the Heart of Sociopolitical Vision” is CANCELLED. All other events in the series will take place as scheduled. The first talk in the Order & Influence lecture series will discuss Universal Fraternity as the Heart of a …
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Feb 4Christopher Scalia: How Conservatives Can Engage with Culture
UW Law School, Room 7200
The CSLD is co-sponsoring this event with The Madison Federalist and Young Americans for Freedom (YAF).