Thirteenth Annual Dr. Richard Gruetzemacher Constitution Day Lecture Series

The UTC Center for Reflective Citizenship Public Lecture and Symposium: “The First Amendment, the Academy, and the Media: Restoring a Marketplace of Ideas”

Joshua Dunn, Executive Director of the University of Tennessee Institute of American Civics

Wednesday, September 13^th, 2023
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Tennessee Room, University Center

Joshua Dunn is the Institute of American Civics’ Inaugural Executive Director. He was most recently Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS) and directed the Center for the Study of Government and the Individual at UCCS. His research and teaching interests are in public law, education policy, and political theory. Please visit https://bakercenter.utk.edu/people-institute-for-american-civics/josh-dunn/ for more information about Professor Dunn.

Professor Dunn will be the primary speaker, but the event is also a symposium. Two accomplished respondents, an academic and a member of the media, will comment upon Professor Dunn’s speech and then members of the audience will have the opportunity to pose questions to all speakers.

For more information, contact the Center for Reflective Citizenship at crc@utc.edu or 423-425-5603.