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SUMMARY:Visiting Fellow: Connie Rosati
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The Freedom Center is excited to welcome Dr. Connie Rosati as a visiting fellow during spring 2026. Visit dates: January 11-31\, 2025; March 29 – April 18\, 2026. \n​Connie S. Rosati is an American philosopher specializing in metaethics\, ethics\, and the philosophy of law. She currently holds the position of Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy and Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin\, where she has been a faculty member since 2020. \nHer research focuses on foundational issues in ethics\, such as the nature of normativity\, moral motivation\, and theories of well-being. She has also contributed to discussions on constitutional interpretation and the objectivity of law. Notable publications include “The Story of a Life\,” which examines the role of narrative in personal well-being\, and “Welfare and Rational Fit\,” where she proposes a theory connecting welfare to rational agency .​[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/event/visiting-fellow-connie-rosati-2/
CATEGORIES:Visiting Fellow Dates
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SUMMARY:Visiting Fellow: C. Mónica Capra
DESCRIPTION:The Freedom Center is excited to welcome C. Mónica Capra as a visiting fellow during Spring 2026. Visit date: April 19 – 30\, 2026.
URL:https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/event/visiting-fellow-c-monica-capra-2/
CATEGORIES:Visiting Fellow Dates
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SUMMARY:FC Talks: Matteo Gatti
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Join us for an engaging talk by Matteo Gatti. This event will take place April 23 in Social Sciences 224 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and participate in a stimulating discussion![/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][split_line_heading line_reveal_by_space_text_effect=”default” font_style=”h1″ content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” link_target=”_self” text_content=”Corporate Power and the Politics of Change” text_direction=”default”][/split_line_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\nBio\nMatteo Gatti is a professor of law at Rutgers Law School and a Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. His work sits at the intersection of corporate law\, financial regulation\, and political economy\, with a particular focus on corporate power\, governance structures\, and the interaction between firms\, markets\, and public institutions. He holds degrees from the University of Milan (J.D.\, summa cum laude)\, Harvard Law School (LL.M.)\, and the University of Brescia (S.J.D.)\, and has worked in private legal practice and in-house counsel roles in multiple jurisdictions on corporate and M&A matters. \nHis scholarly work has been published or accepted for publication in leading journals\, including the Stanford Law Review\, Journal of Corporation Law\, BYU Law Review\, North Carolina Law Review\,Columbia Law Review Forum\, Journal of Corporate Law Studies\, and the European Business Organization Law Review. His research has been cited in major treatises and regulatory reviews\, including by the European Commission. He is the author of two books\, including Corporate Power and the Politics of Change (Cambridge University Press\, 2026). \nGatti has held visiting appointments and fellowships at institutions including Goethe University Frankfurt and Harvard Law School\, and lectures and presents regularly around the world. His work and commentary regularly appear in academic and policy forums such as the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance\, the CLS Blue Sky Blog\, the Oxford Business Law Blog\, and Jotwell\, as well as in mainstream outlets including the Financial Times\, CNN Business\, Forbes\, and Law360. He is admitted to the New York Bar.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Can’t make it in person? \nJoin the talk online![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\nAbstract\nthe past decade\, corporations have moved in the political sphere well beyond traditional lobbying. Many took public positions on climate change\, racial justice\, voting rights\, immigration\, and reproductive healthcare\, redesigning internal policies and publicly opposing or supporting political developments. These interventions blurred the boundary between economic activity and political authority\, raising a fundamental question: when corporations act as political and governing actors\, what happens to democratic decision-making?\nIn Corporate Power and the Politics of Change\, Matteo Gatti offers a comprehensive account of this phenomenon\, which he terms “corporate governing.” The book traces the legal\, strategic\, and institutional forces that pushed firms into public-policy roles—from regulatory gridlock and political polarization to reputational pressures and market dynamics. It also explains why this period of heightened corporate visibility is now giving way to silence and retrenchment under more openly transactional political conditions.\nDrawing on corporate law and insights from economics\, finance\, marketing\, and political science\, the book assesses the risks corporate governing poses to democratic accountability while questioning the assumption that firms can—or should—substitute for public institutions. The talk will explore these dynamics and consider what the rise and retreat of corporate political engagement reveal about power\, responsibility\, and governance in contemporary capitalism.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]\n 
URL:https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/event/matteogatti/
LOCATION:Social Sciences 224\, 1145 E South Campus Drive\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85721\, United States
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SUMMARY:Visiting Fellow: Jennifer Pate
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The Freedom Center is excited to welcome Dr. Jennifer Pate as a visiting fellow during spring 2026. \nJennifer Pate is a Professor of Economics at Loyola Marymount University. She is also currently serving as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Programs for Liberal Arts. Her areas of specialization are Industrial Organization\, Experimental and Behavioral Economics\, Applied Microeconomics\, Public Economics\, and the Economics of Giving.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/event/visiting-fellow-jennifer-pate-2/
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SUMMARY:PPEL Summer School 2026
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Society’s Challenges: The PPEL Undergraduate Summer School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law (PPEL) Undergraduate Summer School features a curriculum focusing on the practical problems of organizing and running human society. The summer school is supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation #62965. Registration\, meals and student housing is FREE. \n\nStudents address questions about the nature of citizenship and the role individuals play in making critical decisions facing society.\nEmphasis is placed on an overview of how markets work and under what conditions they create wealth and prosperity\, including consideration of when markets fail to function well.\nThe program also explores the role of political institutions in structuring market exchange and allocating resources.\n\nThe summer school strengthens and refines students’ critical thinking skills\, cultivating intellectual humility that enables them to learn from others\, including those they disagree with. Topics that will be addressed include: \n\nThe nature and justification of property rights.\nThe use of market prices in coordinating economic activity.\nHow trust and reciprocity facilitate personal exchange.\nThe moral dimensions of cost-benefit analysis\, exploitation\, and repugnant transactions.
URL:https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/event/ppel-summer-school-2/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:America's 250th Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Join the yearlong celebration of America’s 250th birthday! Beginning on July 4\, 2025\, and continuing through July 4\, 2026\, the United States will commemorate 250 years of independence\, innovation\, and democratic ideals with a wide range of national and local events. \n\n\n\nThe journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our nation’s past\, honor the contributions of all Americans\, and look ahead toward the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond. Learn more and explore how you can take part at America250.org. \nThe Center for the Philosophy of Freedom will also celebrate! Learn more about how you can celebrate with us.
URL:https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/event/americas-250th-birthday/
CATEGORIES:Outreach
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