The Evolution of American Federalism

We are pleased to announce this year's Constitution Week Conference. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Nicholas Cole who is a constitutional scholar from Pembroke College at Oxford University and the founder of the Quill Project. Other speakers include Prof. Lee Ward (Professor of Political Science, Baylor University), Prof. Ilya Somin (Professor of Law, George Mason  University), Dr. Lance Sorenson (Olin-Darling Fellow in constitutional law, Stanford Law School), Dr. Tracy Gordon (Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center), Prof. Robert Natelson (retired law professor and scholar of Constitutional Law, Constitutional History, Advanced Constitutional Law, and First Amendment), Dr. Troy Smith (Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University - Hawaii), UVU Quill Team. 

Schedule of Events

September 17, 2018

8:45am:
Conference Welcome; CB 510-11

 

9:00-10:30am:
Panel 1: "Federalism at the Founding"; Prof. Lee Ward, UVU Quill Team: Carl Scott, Danielle K. Maddox, Mark Wait; CB 510-11

 

10:45am-12:15pm
Panel 2: "Evolution of Federalism"; Prof. Ilya Somin, Dr. Rodney Smith, Dr. Lance Sorenson; CB 510-11

 

12:30-2:00pm
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Cole, Bingham Gallery; livestream will begin at 1:00pm in CB 510-11

 

2:15-3:45pm
Panel 3: "Future of Federalism"; Dr. Tracy Gordon, Prof. Robert Natelson, Dr. Troy Smith; CB 510-11

 

4:00pm
Closing remarks

 

September 18, 2018

9:30-11:30am
Roundtable Discussion: "Federalism: Where Do We Go From Here?"; CB 510-11