Missouri State University’s Public Affairs theme for the 2016-17 academic year, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Perspectives on Self-Government, is rich with opportunities to engage the campus community in discussions exploring both our rights and our responsibilities as citizens in a modern democracy. We encourage everyone to be a part of this conversation at the 2017 Public Affairs Conference which will be held April 4-7.
Offering historical perspective and hope for the future, the conference begins with a keynote address by Doris Kearns Goodwin on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM in the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. Other noteworthy highlights include plenary speakers, Nadine Strossen, “Defending Free Speech for All: From Right to Left, and from Right to Wrong,” and J. D. Vance, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Culture in Crisis.”
We are looking forward to welcoming back former Political Science colleagues Cidgen Cidam and Denise Dutton, as well as old friends Missy Shelton-Belote and J. D. Crouch II, and Political Science alumni, Larry Bradley.