Joan E. Bowes - James Madison Distinguished Speaker Series with Wilfred McClay
Date and Time
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
This event occurred in the past
- Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location
Warren Hall, Grace Courtroom
5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110Cost
free
Details
USD School of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Wilfred M. McClay will deliver the 2022 Bowes-Madison Distinguished Speaker Series on Tuesday, November 15, Grace Courtroom, Warren Hall.
"Freedom of Speech versus Freedom of Expression: The Difference Between Them, and the Difference It Makes”
Wilfred M. McClay
Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization
Hillsdale College
His book, The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America, received the 1995 Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American intellectual history. Among his other books is The Student’s Guide to U.S. History, Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in America, Figures in the Carpet: Finding the Human Person in the American Past, Why Place Matters: Geography, Identity, and Public Life in Modern America, and Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story.
He served for eleven years on the National Council on the Humanities, the advisory board for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and is currently a member of the U.S. Commission on the Semiquincentennial, which has been charged with planning the celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Academy of Education, and served as a Fulbright Senior Lecturer in American History at the University of Rome.
He is a graduate of St. John’s College (Annapolis) and received his Ph.D. in History from Johns Hopkins University.
ABOUT THE JOAN E. BOWES - JAMES MADISON DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
Established by long-time La Jolla resident and civic activist Joan E. Bowes, the speaker series was created to promote the open exchange of ideas and to inspire law students and other members of the San Diego community. Bearing the name of James Madison—fourth president of the United States and "Father of the Constitution"—this annual series brings distinguished speakers from the fields of law, diplomacy, government and politics to the University of San Diego.