Monday, January 30, 2012

Prof. Brandeis is faculty responder for CAFE debate February 2 on corporate personhood

Prof. Jason Brandeis, J.D., Justice faculty, will be a member of the faculty response panel for the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) public policy debate on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The topic of the debate is: "The U.S. should adopt a Constitutional Amendment banning corporate personhood."

The event is from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, 3rd floor, LIB 307, and features the award-winning UAA Speech and Debate Team, a faculty response panel, and a facilitated public discussion.

This program is part of a series of debates and discussions sponsored by the UAA Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence since 2003 to offer the Anchorage community access to university resources as a basis for discussions of policies and issues affecting its future.  Previous debates have addressed such issues as the Patriot Act, U.S. energy policy, state support for rural villages in Alaska, presidential campaigns, and the Iraq war.  Prof. Brandeis also participated on the faculty response panel for the Fall 2010 CAFE public policy debate.

For information:  aner@uaa.alaska.edu or 786-4605.