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Experience academic forums where current and aspiring scholars share ideas and engage in meaningful discourse. Join us at events — from academic seminars and symposia to conferences and colloquia — to discuss ideas and challenges shaping the good society.
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Meet and collaborate with scholars on a specialized research topic.
From License to Practice: Gender Disparities in Health Care
Zoom · Event date: December 19, 2024 · Event time:4:30–6:00 PM ET
Overview
Join us for an engaging online discussion exploring the impact of occupational licensing in health care. This conversation will delve into the ways licensing regulations limit women’s scope of practice and contribute to adverse patient outcomes.
Participants will share research findings, personal experiences, and policy recommendations aimed at fostering more equitable health care. Your insights and expertise will be invaluable as we work together to identify solutions that empower women in health care and enhance overall patient outcomes.
Speakers
- To Be Announced
Democracy and the Humanities
Zoom · Event date: January 24, 2025
Overview
Rising polarization and declining trust seem to undermine the very foundations of liberal democracy. How can the humanities—by prompting us to think outside the familiar categories that frame polarization—help us manage our partisan divisions and live up to our civic responsibilities?
The Institute for Humane Studies invites you to join a small group of faculty and graduate students for a seminar-style conversation led by philosopher Robert Talisse. We’ll explore the relationship between democracy and the humanities in depth.
While the conversation will be open-ended, please come prepared to discuss the Preface and Chapter 4 of Talisse’s newest book, Civic Solitude: Why Democracy Needs Distance (Oxford UP 2024). Chapter 4 addresses the need for civic solitude for—and the role of the humanities in— the enlargement of our democratic thinking. If you’d like to purchase the book, IHS will reimburse your expense. Please save your receipt.
This event takes place online on Friday, January 24, beginning with opening remarks at 12:00 PM and concluding at 1:30 PM Eastern Time. If you have research interests in this area, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.
Discussion Leader
- Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University
Schedule
*All times are listed in Eastern Time
Friday, January 24
11:45 AM | Room Opens
12:00 PM | Welcome and Introductions
12:30 PM | Discussion
1:25 PM | Closing Remarks
Join our research community and collaborate on research with academics and explore current topics through moderated panel discussions and breakout sessions.
IHS attends multiple academic conferences a year across a variety of disciplines. Catch up with IHS staff, learn about our support, and discuss ideas at an IHS-sponsored conference event.
American Economic Association (AEA)
Academy of Management (AOM)
American Philosophical Association-East (APA)
American Political Science Association (APSA)
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE)
Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
International Studies Association (ISA)
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society (PPE)
Public Choice Society (PCS)
Southern Economic Association (SEA)
Southern Political Science Association (SPSA)
Western Economic Association (WEA)
Participate in conversations around cutting-edge scholarship and fresh perspectives on liberalism from some of the brightest minds in our academic network.
Giving Legislative Testimony as an Academic
Zoom · Event date: December 4, 2024 · Event time:12:00–1:00 PM ET
Overview
Are you interested in using academic research to give legislative testimony?
Join IHS on December 4 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM Eastern Time as we prepare for next year’s legislative session by sharing best practices and helpful information regarding testifying as an academic. Panelists will include Alicia Plemmons and Joana da Silva-Gonzalez of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University and Meagan Forbes of the Institute for Justice.
The conversation will explore aspects of providing testimony like framing academic research to appeal to legislators, understanding the legislative process, preparing to actually give testimony, and more. The discussion will be followed by Q&A.
Speakers:
- Alicia Plemmons, Knee Regulatory Research Center
- Joana da Silva-Gonzalez, Knee Regulatory Research Center
- Meagan Forbes, Institute for Justice
The Importance of Public Choice to Technology
Zoom · Event date: December 6, 2024 · Event time:12:00–1:00 PM ET
Overview
Are you curious how public choice can clarify current debates around law and emerging technology like AI? Join IHS on December 6 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM Eastern Time as we explore public choice theory and its relevance to innovation, technology and legal scholarship.
Speakers will include Jeremy Kidd of Drake University Law School and Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and International Center for Law & Economics.
The armchair conversation will explore topics such as bureaucratic incentives, regulatory capture, and the role of interest groups, and will be followed by Q&A. At the conclusion of the webinar, participants will better understand core public choice concepts and how they relate to conversation and scholarship at the intersection of economics, law, and technology.
Speakers
- Jeremy Kidd, Drake University Law School
- Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and International Center for Law & Economics