News
Separation of Powers before and after the 2010 Elections
(Oct. 22, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. –
May It Please the Court
(Oct. 29, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Veteran U.S. Supreme Court expert Barbara Perry, PhD, will share her reflections on what makes an effective oral argument.
A Retrospective on the 2010 Elections
(Nov. 12, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dr. Laurie Rhodebeck (U of L political science), Al Cross (director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues) and two political insiders analyze the strategies and outcomes of the 2010 elections.
Lies My Teacher Told Me
(Oct. 21, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Author James W. Loewen will discuss his recent book in the Chao Auditorium.
Gay Rights, Freedom of Association and School Policy
(Sept. 16, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sam Marcossen will debate Bruce Frohnen about a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case involving a Christian student law group that barred LGBT members.
Henry Clay: The Essential American
(Sept. 14, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Authors David and Jeanne Heidler will discuss their recent and comprehensive biography of renowned Kentuckian Henry Clay at the Filson Historical Society.
Ben Franklin: An American Legacy
(Nov. 8, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rosalind Remer, former executive director of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, will share her insight into the life and times of one of America's great founding fathers.
10 new McConnell Scholars announced
(Aug. 6, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Ten outstanding Kentucky students will join the University of Louisville this fall as part of the McConnell Scholars Program.
Works published in Virginia Review of Asian Studies
(July 28, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An essay by Robert Works, a 2010 graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program, was recently published in an online journal.
Teachers trace path of Lewis and Clark
(July 27, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Group discusses "Manifest Destiny" as part of the McConnell Center's Summer Teacher Institute.
Center launches new Facebook fanpage
(July 19, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky.- The McConnell Center has launched a new Facebook fanpage.
Liberty and Order: The First Party Struggle
A four-day conference co-sponsored program of the McConnell Center and Liberty Fund, Inc.
McConnell Center remembers Sen. Robert C. Byrd
(June 28, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky.-It is with deep sadness that the McConnell Center notes the passing of legendary U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd.
Liberty and Executive Power
(Oct. 14-17, 2010) A four-day conference to Rapid City, South Dakota, co-sponsored by the McConnell Center and Liberty Fund, Inc.
Director highlights McConnell-Chao Archives in WFPL interview
(June 9, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gary Gregg, director of the McConnell Center, guides WFPL's Gabe Bullard around the McConnell-Chao Archives.
McConnell Scholars graduate with top arts and science, business awards
(May 6, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - McConnell Scholars Robert Works and Anna Ramsay were named "outstanding graduates" of the college of arts and sciences and college of business, respectively.
Students win top campus awards
(April 21, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Three scholars earn individual UofL Student Awards
Works awarded Fulbright Grant and Humphrey Fellowship
(April 20, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Robert Works (McConnell Scholar Class of 2010) is the recipient of two prestigious international awards.
Three McConnell Scholars win Fulbright awards
(April 20, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Graduating seniors to teach English in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Argentina
