Mar 11, 2024
The Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture: Adam Kinzinger
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. True North Classroom (101) Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street, Providence, RI
Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture
Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture was named for civil libertarian, Brown alumnus, and former Brown dean Alexander Meiklejohn, and focuses on the theme of freedom and the U.S. Constitution. Meiklejohn graduated from Brown in 1893, and served as its dean from 1901 to 1912. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas delivered the first Meiklejohn lecture in 1963. Recent speakers include Stanford law professor Michael McConnell, National Public Radio legal correspondent Nina Totenberg, and University of Chicago law professor Martha Nussbaum.
Mar 9, 2023
Justin Driver — The Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture: Schooling Free Speech
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. True North Classroom, Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street
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Sep 25, 2019
Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture ─ Cristian Farias: Everybody Counts: A Decennial Census That Is Fair to All
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Watch on Watson's YouTube Channel. True North Classroom (101), Stephen Robert '62 Hall, 280 Brook Street
Sep 21, 2018
The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents
The Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. De Ciccio Family Auditorium, Salomon Center for Teaching 101
Mar 6, 2018
Martha Minow ─ The Changing Ecosystem of News and Challenges for Freedom of the Press
Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Joukowsky Forum
Oct 27, 2015
Nina Totenberg — The Supreme Court: A look back, and forward
6 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. Salomon Center, Room 101 (De Ciccio Family Auditorium)
Nov 7, 2012
The Meiklejohn Lecture: The Architecture of the First Amendment
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Salomon Center, Room 001
Apr 12, 2010