MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship and Civil Dialogue is hosting a panel discussion Friday, April 21, on the First Amendment, civil dialogue, and creating a marketplace of ideas at our public universities.
“Fostering a Marketplace of Ideas” will take place at UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1500 N. University Drive, Waukesha, Wis., from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The panel will feature Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester; Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee; Joe Cohn, Legislative and Policy Director for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE); and Eric Giordano, Executive Director for the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS). The discussion will be moderated by UW System President Jay Rothman.
The Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship and Civil Dialogue is overseen by WIPPS and is one of several new UW System civil dialogue initiatives. It helps coordinate various research and policy centers across the UW System that are focused on the Constitution and public affairs for the purpose of sharing best practices, joint programming, and discussing ways to elevate civil dialogue and the First Amendment on UW campuses.
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