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Freedom Center Facts: We believe freedom is foundational to a healthy democracy and university community and that society is better when we learn about and appreciate diverse perspectives. We are a University Center in @uazresearch (1/6)
Join us for another fantastic FC Talks presentation with Dr. Matteo Gatti, Professor of Law at @RutgersLaw, on April 23 at 12:30 pm in Social Sciences 224. Join us for lunch! Dr. Gatti will discuss his book, "Corporate Power and the Politics of Change" bit.ly/4tinm5n
Join us live on Substack! open.substack.com/live-strea…
Big news! Re:freedom, the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom’s official Substack, is now live. refreedom.substack.com/
Our first Substack Live: April 16, at 3 PM AZ / 6 PM ET, featuring Freedom Center Journalists-in-Residence @johannamaska & @jaynordlinger.
Add our first Substack live with @JohannaMaska and @jaynordlinger to your calendar! open.substack.com/live-strea…
Featuring contributions from scholars, journalists, students, and invited voices, Re:freedom is an open forum for rigorous, thoughtful engagement—created to bring academic ideas back into civic life and to reclaim reasoned disagreement as a vital public good.
Dr. Maria Porter, Asst. Prof. of PEMS @uarizonasbs spoke on "The Role of Gender in Giving to One’s Parents in the Lab: A Comparison of China and England." Next, Apr 23, 12:30pm, Social Sciences 224 Dr. Matteo Gatti, Prof. of Law, from @RutgersLaw Details: bit.ly/4tb8J3W
56 years ago today the USA launched the third moon landing mission! While this mission did not go as planned, it did show the strength and resilience of Americans under pressure. We celebrate the determination that is now taking us back to the moon! More: bit.ly/4spAxQA
Introducing Mariana Noé, new @UAZFreedom core faculty member and asst. prof. of philosophy for @UArizonaSBS! Noé’s main research project examines how humans can be free agents despite the constraints of human nature. Learn more here: bit.ly/4c3Rlb7
We are pleased to announce the first Corporate Law Symposium jointly organized by @UofT Faculty of Law’s Trebilcock Law & Economics Program, @UAZFreedom, and Rotman’s @JohnstonCentre for Corporate Governance Innovation, on Apr 10–11. bit.ly/4cmou0O
We look forward to welcoming speakers and participants for what promises to be an enlightening exchange! @UofT @JohnstonCentre
The Symposium creates an interdisciplinary forum for sustained inquiry into the public corporation as a central institution of modern market democracies, beginning with a foundational question: What does integrity mean in corporate law?
Today's FC Talks with Dr. Maria Porter, Asst. Prof. of Political Economy and Moral Science @uarizonasbs on "The Role of Gender in Giving to One’s Parents in the Lab: A Comparison of China and England." Details: bit.ly/4sbxHie! Watch: bit.ly/4md1J3U!
Drs. Mary Rigdon, FC Director and Assoc. Prof. of PEMS @UArizonaSBS, and Jennifer Pate, Visiting Fellow and Prof. of Economics @LoyolaMarymount, recently shared insights at the latest FC Talks on the Gender-Ambition Gap in running for political office!
Our next FC Talks is Thursday, April 2, at 12:30 pm in Social Sciences, Room 224. Dr. Maria Porter, Asst. Prof. of Political Economy and Moral Science, @UArizonaSBS will present, “The Role of Gender in Giving to One’s Parents in the Lab: A comparison of China and England.”
Shockingly, in the experiment, they did succeed in moving the women toward being “more competitive” for political office, but the gap itself moved in its entirety when the men’s motivation also increased! Learn more: freedomcenter.arizona.edu/fr…
Presenting their paper titled "The Puzzle of Political Ambition and Prosociality" they covered the coordination of an amazing experiment that works to remove perceived aspects of political competition that discourage women from running for office.
Upcoming FC Talk by Drs. Mary Rigdon, Freedom Center Director, and Jennifer Pate, Freedom Center Visiting Fellow, on "The Puzzle of Political Ambition and Prosociality." March 26th at 12:30 pm in Social Sciences Building, Room 224. Learn more: bit.ly/4rzxsx7
Pate and Rigdon share that their work studies, "whether embedding redistributive prosocial opportunities in political competition alters political ambition and narrows the gender gap in willingness to run for office." Learn more: bit.ly/4rzxsx7
