News
- Test your Harry Potter knowledge, win prizes
- (February 14, 2011) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - From UofL Today
- Scholar named 2011 Kentucky Derby Princess
- (Jan. 11, 2011) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senior Trisha Maclin, of Marion, will attend more than 70 local events as a Kentucky Derby royal.
- McConnell Fellow presents 'A City Divided'
- (January 10, 2011) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dr. John Kleber, a renowned Kentucky and Louisville historian, delivers lecture to St. Matthews Historical Society.
- Adams retains post with Republican Governors Association
- (Jan. 11, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mike Adams, a 1998 McConnell Scholar graduate, retains his post as general counsel and deputy executive director for the 2012 election cycle.
- The Leadership of John AdamsApr 04, 2011 from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM
- Anne Burleigh gives a lecture on John Adams and his leadership style.
- At the End of the Modern AgeMar 08, 2011 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM— Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville,
- John Lukacs, PhD, argues that we are at the end of the modern age that began with the Renaissance and that this period calls for a reconsideration of objectivity in history and science.
- Pondering PotterFeb 18, 2011 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM— Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville,
- (Feb. 18, 2011) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – John Granger lectures on the meaning and symbolism of Harry Potter.
- What Literature Can Teach the Natural SciencesApr 04, 2011 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM— Chao Auditorium, University of Louisville,
- Patrick Deneen, a Georgetown University political scholar and founder of the Tocqueville Forum, will consider how Wendell Berry, Mark Twain and others can offer guidance to the natural science disciplines.
- Literary StatesmanshipJan 31, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM— Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville,
- Natalie Fuehrer-Taylor, a government professor at Skidmore College, will discuss how writers can serve as statesmen in modern American democracy without holding political office.
- New McConnell Scholar Council elected
- (Dec. 14, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Five McConnell Scholars selected by peers to lead in 2011.
- Sen. Mitch McConnell named one of the "Top Ten Most Intriguing Political Personalities of 2010"
- (December 13, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza includes Sen. Mitch McConnell as one of the "Top Ten Most Intriguing Political Personalities of 2010 (Who Merit Watching in 2011)."
- Scholar combines service and scholarship in Cebu, Philippines
- (Dec. 13, 2011) CEBU, Philippines - Alexandra "Alex" Jenkins, a justice administration major from Trigg County, is currently in Cebu, Philippines, with the university's International Service Learning Program.
- Two Scholars selected for Student Orientation Staff
- (Dec. 6, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Freshmen McConnell Scholars to assist with University of Louisville incoming student orientation and campus tours
- Teachers consider Hoover-Roosevelt debates
- (December 2, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Four-day conference marks the third co-sponsored civic education program of the McConnell Center and Liberty Fund, Inc.
- Scholar performs at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- (Nov. 29, 2010) NEW YORK, Ny. - Freshman Melissa Moore plays the piccolo with Eastern High School's marching band
- Four McConnell Scholars advance to national moot court tournament
- (Nov. 23, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Four McConnell Scholars from the McConnell Scholar Moot Court Team advance to the national moot court tournament.
- Moot court set for regional competition
- (Nov. 16, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Six McConnell Scholars to argue commerce clause, same sex marriage at the University of Tampa
- Carroll invited to Teach for America
- (Nov. 15, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Andrew Carroll, a senior McConnell Scholar from Erlanger, has been invited to teach history and geography for two years at an under-performing school in Nashville.
- EVENT: Insight into the 2010 Election
- (November 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.
- Sen. McCain's remarks released in honor of Veterans Day
- (November 11, 2010) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Sen. John McCain visited the McConnell Center on Nov. 11, 2009.
