Recent News and Updates from the Arizona Freedom Center

Live. Learn. Intern. Collin Parks and Andrew Pongrátz Participate in The Fund for American Studies Summer 2023 Washington D.C. Academic Internship Program. Educational Program

August 30, 2023

Live. Learn. Intern. Collin Parks and Andrew Pongrátz Participate in The Fund for American Studies Summer 2023 Washington D.C. Academic Internship Program.

Collin Parks graduated from the University of Arizona in May with a bachelor’s degree in…

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Allen Buchanan’s Book, Our Moral Fate: Evolution and the Escape from Tribalism, Makes 2023 Longlist for Inaugural Al-Rodhan Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize Publications

August 29, 2023

Allen Buchanan’s Book, Our Moral Fate: Evolution and the Escape from Tribalism, Makes 2023 Longlist for Inaugural Al-Rodhan Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize

Allen Buchanan, Laureate Professor of Philosophy and Freedom Center Research Professor, is among eight scholars…

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Kimberly Yee and Mary L. Rigdon Opinion Editorial – Calling All Arizonans: Nominate A Great Financial Literacy Teacher Who Is Making A Difference General News

August 14, 2023

Kimberly Yee and Mary L. Rigdon Opinion Editorial – Calling All Arizonans: Nominate A Great Financial Literacy Teacher Who Is Making A Difference

Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona and Mary L. Rigdon, Freedom Center Director and Associate…

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Saura Masconale and Mary L. Rigdon Awarded Templeton Grant to Fund PPEL Undergraduate Summer School, 2024-2027 ResearchEducational Program

August 10, 2023

Saura Masconale and Mary L. Rigdon Awarded Templeton Grant to Fund PPEL Undergraduate Summer School, 2024-2027

Saura Masconale, Freedom Center Associate Director and Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Economy…

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Vote Now: SXSW 2024 PanelPicker – Mary L. Rigdon and Sarah Spain’s “Change the Game using Data-driven Storytelling” General News

August 8, 2023

Vote Now: SXSW 2024 PanelPicker – Mary L. Rigdon and Sarah Spain’s “Change the Game using Data-driven Storytelling”

Voting is open until August 20 for a timely, informative, and impactful panel under consideration…

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Take Charge Today Education and Marketing Specialist Lisa M. Bender featured on WalletHub.com FC OutreachK-12Educational Program

August 8, 2023

Take Charge Today Education and Marketing Specialist Lisa M. Bender featured on WalletHub.com

Is it important for people with no credit to get a credit card? Why are…

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Masconale, Schmidtz, and Sepe Among Distinguished Scholars Lecturing at the Institute for European Studies Summer University 2023 in Aix-en-Provence, France EventResearch

July 31, 2023

Masconale, Schmidtz, and Sepe Among Distinguished Scholars Lecturing at the Institute for European Studies Summer University 2023 in Aix-en-Provence, France

As societies seemingly move from one crisis to another – private and public finance crises,…

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Simone Sepe One of Two Internationally Renowned Experts to Lecture at The Rules for Growth Institute, Methods of Law & Finance Seminar in Paris, France EventResearch

July 26, 2023

Simone Sepe One of Two Internationally Renowned Experts to Lecture at The Rules for Growth Institute, Methods of Law & Finance Seminar in Paris, France

Simone Sepe, Freedom Center Faculty and Chester H. Smith Professor of Law and Finance at…

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Freedom Center Postdoctoral Fellow Johanna Jauernig and Georgia State University Philosophy Professor Andrew J. Cohen create Philosophy Politics & Economics Society Working Group on Polarization and Civil Discourse General News

July 11, 2023

Freedom Center Postdoctoral Fellow Johanna Jauernig and Georgia State University Philosophy Professor Andrew J. Cohen create Philosophy Politics & Economics Society Working Group on Polarization and Civil Discourse

Tackling an issue that impacts individual freedom and society at large, Freedom Center Postdoctoral Fellow…

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Arizona State Treasurer Announces Partnership with the University of Arizona Center for the Philosophy of Freedom to Create the Arizona Award for Excellence in Teaching Financial Literacy General News

June 29, 2023

Arizona State Treasurer Announces Partnership with the University of Arizona Center for the Philosophy of Freedom to Create the Arizona Award for Excellence in Teaching Financial Literacy

Nominations are now being accepted for the Award, which will provide three Arizona K-12 teachers…

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Simone Sepe Lectures on Normative Ethics and Economic Theory at Villa Mondragone, Rome Summer School – Markets and Governments: A Theoretical Appraisal EventResearch

June 28, 2023

Simone Sepe Lectures on Normative Ethics and Economic Theory at Villa Mondragone, Rome Summer School – Markets and Governments: A Theoretical Appraisal

Simone Sepe, UArizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Chester H. Smith Professor of Law…

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UArizona Emeritus Regents Professor of Philosophy and FC Research Fellow Keith Lehrer’s new book, Ultimate Freedom – Beyond Free Will, will publish in August. Publications

June 20, 2023

UArizona Emeritus Regents Professor of Philosophy and FC Research Fellow Keith Lehrer’s new book, Ultimate Freedom – Beyond Free Will, will publish in August.

According to publisher Oxford University Press, pre-orders are now being taken for UArizona Emeritus Regents…

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Watch Now – Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law (PPEL) Undergraduate Summer School Plenary Talks Educational Program

June 14, 2023

Watch Now – Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law (PPEL) Undergraduate Summer School Plenary Talks

The inaugural PPEL Undergraduate Summer School - created, developed, and organized by Mary Rigdon and…

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Pueblo High School Senior Hector Guzman Earns R. David Montaño Scholarship K-12

May 23, 2023

Pueblo High School Senior Hector Guzman Earns R. David Montaño Scholarship

Hector Guzman, a graduating senior from Pueblo High School, was awarded the R. David Montaño…

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Just published: Simone Sepe’s “Culture of Fragility,” published on May 2, 2023 in First Things, highlights the challenges currently faced by higher education in equipping students for the complexities of our world. Publications

May 22, 2023

Just published: Simone Sepe’s “Culture of Fragility,” published on May 2, 2023 in First Things, highlights the challenges currently faced by higher education in equipping students for the complexities of our world.

Simone Sepe, Chester H. Smith Professor of Law and Finance at the University of Arizona…

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Freedom Center Alumni Update General News

May 8, 2023

Freedom Center Alumni Update

Highlighting Freedom Center scholars seizing new opportunities in academia throughout America and internationally. Graduate Research…

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James E. Rogers College of Law and Freedom Center Host REINVENTING THE CANON: Great Torts Cases of the 21st Century Event

May 3, 2023

James E. Rogers College of Law and Freedom Center Host REINVENTING THE CANON: Great Torts Cases of the 21st Century

On April 14-15, 2023, the UArizona  James E. Rogers College of Law and Center for…

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The New Corporate Citizen – Masconale and Sepe Explore the Economic and Democratic Implications of Corporations’ Novel Political Activism PublicationsResearch

May 2, 2023

The New Corporate Citizen – Masconale and Sepe Explore the Economic and Democratic Implications of Corporations’ Novel Political Activism

In their latest collaboration, Saura Masconale and Simone Sepe examine the current boom in ESG…

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Watch Now – Mary L. Rigdon’s SXSW 2023 Talk, Myth Busting: Women, Competitiveness, and Equity Event

April 26, 2023

Watch Now – Mary L. Rigdon’s SXSW 2023 Talk, Myth Busting: Women, Competitiveness, and Equity

Freedom Center Director and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Economy and Moral Sciences…

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Watch Now – Women’s Equity in Sports: The Fight, the Scars, and the Thrill of Victory Public Discussion Forum Event

April 26, 2023

Watch Now – Women’s Equity in Sports: The Fight, the Scars, and the Thrill of Victory Public Discussion Forum

For those unable to attend the April 5, 2023 event at the Fox Tucson Theatre,…

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