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Scholar keeps time for nationally televised political debate

Scholar keeps time for nationally televised political debate

Meghan Waters, a freshman McConnell Scholar, was the time keeper for the Oct. 17 University of Louisville-WHAS TV debate between U.S. Senate candidates Jack Conway and Rand Paul.

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15 Kentucky teachers head to Mt. Rushmore

15 Kentucky teachers head to Mt. Rushmore

Fifteen Kentucky educators and teachers travel to Mt. Rushmore for professional development training.

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McConnell Fellow's class featured on C-SPAN

Dr. Brad Birzer, a non-resident fellow of the McConnell Center, will discuss 19th century Republicans on a C-SPAN production. The program will first air Oct. 22.

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Gretchen Morgenson visits McConnell Scholars

Gretchen Morgenson visits McConnell Scholars

Gretchen Morgenson, a Pulitzer-prize winning financial journalist, lunched with McConnell Scholars and university honors students Oct. 4, 2010.

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Two staffers celebrate 15 years at U of L

Two staffers celebrate 15 years at U of L

Tina Talley and Aaron Vowels, both McConnell Center employees, celebrate 15 years of service at the University of Louisville.

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Supreme Court opens along partisan lines, says McConnell Center Fellow

Supreme Court opens along partisan lines, says McConnell Center Fellow

Dr. Barbara Perry, a senior fellow at the University of Virigina's Miller Center of Public Affairs and a non-resident Fellow at the McConnell Center, comments on the new make-up of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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McConnell Center kicks off Teaching American History series

McConnell Center kicks off Teaching American History series

Dr. Gary Gregg, director of the McConnell Center, leads 41 high school teachers through an overview of the American presidency.

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Experts consider the future of democracy in the "Internet Era"

Experts consider the future of democracy in the "Internet Era"

Four prominent free speech scholars from the U.S. and Europe discussed free speech and the future of democracy in the so-called "Internet Era."

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McConnell Scholar alumnus headlines League of Women Voters event

McConnell Scholar alumnus headlines League of Women Voters event

Neil Salyer, a graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program, will discuss "The People and the Constitution: Popular Interpretations from the Left, Right and Center," along with Dr. Allison Martens, U of L political science professor.

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David Jones speaks at McConnell Center

David Jones speaks at McConnell Center

McConnell Scholars lunch with David Jones, co-founder of Humana, as part of the Center's Local Leaders extended learning program.

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Two scholars named to Freshmen LEAD

Hunter Pittman and oSha Shireman, both McConnell Scholars from the Class of 2014, have been named to the Freshmen LEAD program at the University of Louisville.

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Zeller: I was bitten by the Russian bug

Zeller: I was bitten by the Russian bug

McConnell Scholar spends four weeks at Moscow State Institute for International Relations

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The U.S. Supreme Court: The Early Years

The U.S. Supreme Court: The Early Years

McConnell Scholars unravel the initial constitutional debates about the role of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Fall public lecture series announced

The McConnell Center offers the following free and public events for fall 2010.

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Hua considers Obama's national security strategy on CCTV News

Hua considers Obama's national security strategy on CCTV News

Dr. Shiping Hua, a McConnell Center Fellow, compared U.S. President Barack Obama's national security strategy to that of former president George W. Bush on a Chinese TV news network earlier this summer.

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Pippin elected to national fraternity office

Pippin elected to national fraternity office

Trey Pippin, of Owensboro, was recently elected president of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity's first national Undergraduate Advisory Board.

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10 new McConnell Scholars announced

10 new McConnell Scholars announced

Ten outstanding Kentucky students will join the University of Louisville this fall as part of the McConnell Scholars Program.

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