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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: Sarah McGrath
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 Sarah McGrath as a visiting fellow during spring 2026. Sarah McGrath received an M.A. in philosophy from Tufts University in 1997 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from M.I.T. in 2002. She joined the Princeton faculty in Fall 2007\, after being an assistant professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester\, MA\, from 2002-2005\, and at Brandeis University in Waltham\, MA\, from 2005-2007. Her primary areas of interest are metaphysics and ethics; recent publications include “Moral Disagreement”\, forthcoming in Russ Schafer-Landau\, ed.\, Oxford Studies in Metaethics; “Causation by Omission” (2005) in Philosophical Studies; and “Moral Knowledge by Perception” (2004) in Philosophical Perspectives.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/event/visiting-fellow-sarah-mcgrath-2/
CATEGORIES:Visiting Fellow Dates
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SUMMARY:Visiting Fellow: Utteeyo Dasgupta
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 Utteeyo Dasgupta as a visiting fellow during Spring 2026. Visit dates: April 1 – 9\, 2026. \nUtteeyo Dasgupta is an Associate Professor of Economics at Fordham University. He is broadly interested in the positive\, normative\, and strategic aspects of decision-making. He primarily uses experimental methods in his research. \nProfessor Dasgupta’s academic work has been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics\, Journal of the European Economic Association\, Journal of Public Economics\, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics\, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization\, Journal of Economic Psychology\, and other peer-reviewed journals \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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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 disable_element=”yes” 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=”The Puzzle of Political Ambition and Prosociality” 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” disable_element=”yes” 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”]\nBios\nMary Rigdon\nDr. Mary Rigdon\, Director of the Freedom Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Economy and Moral Science at the University of Arizona\, is a nationally recognized expert on gender equity. Her recent work focuses on understanding gender differences in competitiveness and the role this plays in the persistent gender wage gap. Mary’s work is supported by the National Science Foundation and has been published in top scientific journals\, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\, Phil Trans B\, and Evolution and Human Behavior. Her research has been covered by local\, national\, and international media\, including interviews with the U of A News\, a special feature in the Financial Post\, KJZZ’s The Show (Phx\, AZ)\, and KVOA Channel 4 News (Tucson\, AZ). Mary has presented this research in the National Science Foundation’s Social\, Behavioral\, and Economic Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series\, and she was competitively selected to present her research at the 2023 SXSW U of A Wonder House. \nJennifer Pate\nDr. Jennifer Pate is a Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University. Her areas of interest include general economics\, industrial organization\, experimental and behavioral economics\, applied microeconomics\, public economics\, and economics of giving\, altruism\, and reciprocity. Working collaboratively with Richard Fox\, Professor of Political Science and International Relations.\, Dr. Pate has conducted significant research on the gender gap in political ambition to help understand and address women’s under-representation in politics. Read their most recent article: (2022) Knowing the Competition: Gender Qualifications\, and Willingness to Run in Elections\, Political Research Quarterly\, Vol. 76\, Issue 2.[/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\n“The Puzzle of Political Ambition and Prosociality”\nAlessandra Cassar\, Jennifer Pate\, and Mary L. Rigdon \nWe study whether embedding redistributive prosocial opportunities in political competition alters political ambition and narrows the gender gap in willingness to run for office. Existing evidence indicates that women are more inequality-averse and less likely to enter competitive settings\, yet more responsive to prosocial incentives. We test whether redesigning competitive political environments to include redistributive opportunities can mitigate gender disparities in candidate entry. We conducted a laboratory experiment with 320 participants from the University of Alabama and Loyola Marymount University. Using a within-subjects design\, we compare a standard election with one in which the elected leader could redistribute earnings to the lowest earner. Our results show that redistributive opportunities increase participation rates for both women and men by nearly 5%\, yet the gender gap in ambition persists (with women reporting 17.6% lower willingness to run than men). Findings of a negative correlation between willingness to run and generosity reveal a paradox: those most inclined to help others are often the least likely to seek positions that would enable them to do so. \nLearn more about this work in the Freedom Dialogues\, Ep. 1. \nDownload the Paper[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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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