News
- Floyd earns Fulbright ETA to Malaysia
- (April 3, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senior McConnell Scholar Meagan Floyd will spend 2013-2014 teaching English language and conversation to primary school students in Malaysia.
- Director remembers Remini, former U.S. House of Representatives historian and McConnell Center guest
- April 2, 2013 - Robert Remini, a former official U.S. House of Representatives historian, died March 28 at age 91. He was a former McConnell Center guest speaker.
- Rubio talks about maintaining American dream
- March 26, 2013 - By Janene Zaccone, Communications and Marketing
- Video, photos of 'reTHINK Big' event now available
- (March 21, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky.
- Change of venue for U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's March 25 talk
- (Mar. 13, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - All tickets have been distributed for the event.
- U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to visit March 25
- (Mar. 13, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to visit the McConnell Center March 25, 2013.
- Waters earns Henry Clay Internship to Washington, D.C.
- (March 12, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Junior Meghan Waters, of Campbell County, Ky., is one of two Kentuckians to receive the $4,000 award.
- McConnell Center welcomes Freels to staff
- (Feb. 27, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jessica Freels, of Knoxville, Tenn., joins the Center as an administrative assistant.
- Imel presents research at Posters-at-the-Capitol
- (Feb. 21, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Janna Imel, a junior McConnell Scholar from Greenup, Ky., was one of 20 University of Louisville students to submit a research poster.
- Whittaker elected arts & sciences senator
- (Feb. 20, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - McConnell Scholar Sam Whittaker ('15) is one of 10 senators elected to represent the UofL College of Arts & Sciences.
- Gregg to defend electoral college at UK Law Federalist Society
- Feb. 15, 2013 - McConnell Center director invited to discuss presidential voting later this month.
- High school essay contest announced
- Feb. 15, 2013 - Civic Education Program to give away $900 in prize money to high school students
- Brandt, Bosley to highlight negative effects of Facebook on academic, personal life
- (Feb. 10, 2013) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senior McConnell Scholars serve on student-led presentation describing the scope and consequences of excessive Facebook usage on the academic and personal life.
- Video, photos of 'reTHINK Federalism' event now available
- Feb. 9, 2013 - Michael Greve's 'reTHINK Federalism: Our Upside-Down Constitution' is now available in video format.
- reTHINK 'Big': Liberals, Conservatives and the Search for Humane ScaleFeb 07, 2013 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM— Bingham Humanities Building, Room 205,
- UofL political scientist David Imbroscio will moderate a discussion between Thad Williamson, associate professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics and law at the University of Richmond, and Mark Mitchell, chair of the government department at Patrick Henry College.
- reTHINK Federalism: Our Upside-Down ConstitutionJan 17, 2013 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM— Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville,
- Michael Greve, a professor at George Mason University School of Law, will discuss his 2012 book, "The Upside-Down Constitution." Free pocket-size U.S. Constitutions will be distributed to audience members.
- Leadership Lessons from CombatMar 27, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM— Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville,
- Join Major General Jefforey A. Smith, commanding general of the U.S. Army Cadet Command and Ft. Knox, as he discusses leadership lessons from military combat. Smith served on Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, among other missions.
- reTHINK Liberalism: Luck, Responsibility and MarketsApr 11, 2013 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM— Bingham Humanities Room 205, Belknap Campus,
- Jeff Spinner-Halev, a political theory professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss whether policy, including educational policy, should aim to neutralize the role of "bad luck" or aim to reach equality.
- reTHINK Federalism: Our Upside-Down Constitution
- Liberty and Resistance to Central Authority from Mar 13, 2014 12:00 AM to Mar 16, 2014 12:00 AM— Pittsburgh, PA,
- (March 13-16, 2014) — A four-day conference to Pittsburgh, Penn., co-sponsored by the McConnell Center and Liberty Fund, Inc.
