Monday, October 30, 2006
Berger Lecture: “Academic Freedom and Civil Rights”
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Dr. Michael Hoeflich, the John H. and John M. Kane Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas, will deliver the 2006 Berger Lecture, “Academic Freedom and Civil Rights from Medieval Paris to the Patriot Act,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 6, in Rice Library, Room 0017. An internationally recognized authority on legal history, Roman law, and the history of the legal profession, Hoeflich is the author or editor of seven books and more than 70 articles. He also is a columnist for the Lawrence Journal-World. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a member of the American Antiquarian Society, and the Kansas Correspondent of the Selden Society. The Distinguished Professor designation at University of Kansas is bestowed on faculty who rank among the top scholars in the U.S. and possess both an international reputation of excellence and a preeminent ability to teach. Hoeflich holds degrees from Haverford College, Cambridge University, and Yale Law School. He taught at the University of Illinois from 1980-1988, was dean of the Syracuse University College of Law from 1988-1994, and was dean at the University of Kansas School of Law from 1994-2000. He was awarded an honorary degree (LL.D.) by Baker University in 2003. The Berger Lecture Series in the College of Liberal Arts remembers and honors Sydney Berger, who was one of Evansville’s most respected attorneys. The College of Liberal Arts celebrates the values he cherished by having a speaker each year speak on the theme of civil rights or civil liberties. The lecture is generously underwritten by Charles L. and Leslie A. Berger. For more information, contact Dr. Tamara L. Hunt, chair of the History Department, at 812/465-1202. |
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