Western Civilization and American Liberty Lectures Continue in March; UMaine Grad Returning for Presentation on Tocqueville
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — The University of Maine will host two March lectures, presented by its Program in Western Civilization and American Liberty.
L. Joseph Hebert, St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, with give a talk, “Getting Rights Wrong: Tocqueville’s Perspective on Individual Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court,” on Friday, March 19 from 3:10-4:40 p.m. in 140 Bennett Hall.
Hebert is a 1997 UMaine graduate who grew up in Bangor and graduated from John Bapst High School. His three siblings — a veterinarian, a teacher and an engineer — are also UMaine grads, as is his mother.
Charles T. Rubin from Duquesne University, will talk on “Technologically Enhanced Humanity: Is the End Liberty, or is it the End of Liberty?” on Friday, March 26. That presentation will also be from 3:10-4:30 p.m. in 140 Bennett Hall.
Prof. Michael Palmer of the UMaine Department of Political Science is the Program in Western Civilization and American Liberty director.
Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, and they are free and open to the public. For more information call 581-1879.