Bellarmine Constitution Symposium 2020: Liberty and the Constitution

Constitution Symposium: “Liberty and the Constitution”

 

The Bellarmine Political Science Program, in cooperation with university faculty, students, community leaders, and practitioners of law, education, and politics, hosts an annual symposium on the Constitution that examines the history of the constitutional founding period, issues about constitutional interpretation, the meaning of constitutional theory, and the practice of constitutional institutions. This year’s symposium is supported by the Jack Miller Center. It’s theme is “Liberty and the Constitution” and the featured speaker will be Frank J. Colucci, Associate Professor of Political Science, Purdue University Northwest.

The purpose of the Constitution Symposium is to promote the practice of constitutional studies that creates an environment of thoughtful constitutional discourse at Bellarmine University. It is committed to the rational analysis, interpretation, discussion, and debate of American constitutional principles, history, and practice. It is inspired by a vision of citizenship that is both fully dedicated to the American constitutional order and engaged in deliberation about the meaning of American constitutionalism.

The symposium fits within Bellarmine’s educational environment that is pledged to excellence in teaching and research, academic freedom in scholarship and the classroom, and open debate and deliberation. The symposium fulfills Bellarmine’s mission “to foster a thoughtful, informed consideration of serious ideas, values and issues.” An understanding of the constitutional system and its relationship to the larger political, philosophical, and historical traditions that shape our world helps cultivate the type of leadership, careers, and service that benefits the community and the nation. The symposium intends to immediately affect the students of the university and ultimately enlighten all members of the Bellarmine community about the ideas that form the foundation of American constitutional discourse.

Saturday, February 8, 2020
Bellarmine University

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Frank ColucciFrank Colucci is an Associate Professor of Political Science, Purdue University Northwest. Professor Colucci specializes in constitutional law and American politics. His book Justice Kennedy’s Jurisprudence: The Full and Necessary Meaning of Liberty (University Press of Kansas, 2009) is a leading academic study of a pivotal member on the U.S. Supreme Court. His work has been cited in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal among other sources, and his commentary has appeared on CNN.com and in The New Republic.

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The Constitution Symposium at Bellarmine University is committed to the rational analysis, interpretation, discussion, and debate of American constitutional principles, history, and practice. It is inspired by a vision of citizenship that is both fully dedicated to the American constitutional order and engaged in deliberation about the meaning of American constitutionalism.

Learn more about the Constitution Symposium >>

 


 

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