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The College of Staten Island’s Legal Studies Institute (LSI) is housed within the Department of Political Science and Global Affairs and the Department of Philosophy.

Monday, March 18, 2019

Reminder: Lecture, The Oath and the Office, March 19, 5 pm, Williamson,

The CSI Legal Studies Institute Presents:

The Oath and the Office: 
A Conversation with Corey Brettschneider

Tuesday, March 19th
5:00 to 6:15 pm
Williamson Theater, CPA, Building 1P

with 
Richard Flanagan
Department of Political Science and Global Affairs


 



Corey Brettschneider is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University, where he teaches courses in political theory and public law.  He is also visiting professor at Fordham Law School. Brettschneider has also been a visiting professor at  The University of Chicago Law School and a visiting associate professor at Harvard Law School.  He received a PhD in Politics from Princeton University and a JD from Stanford University.  He is the author of The Oath and the Office: A Guide To the Constitution For Future Presidents (W.W. Norton, 2018), When the State Speaks, What Should It Say? How Democracies Can Protect Expression and Promote Equality(Princeton University Press, 2012) and Democratic Rights:  The Substance of Self-Government(Princeton Univ Press, 2007).  Brettschneider’s articles have appeared in the Texas Law Review, Northwestern Law Review, Political Theory, and American Political Science Review.  His writing for a popular audience has appeared in the New York Times, Politico Magazine, and TIME.  He is also a frequent commentator on constitutional issues for BBC Newshour and BBC World television.

Co-sponsored by the CSI Pre-Law Club and 
the Office of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences

This event is CC  CLUE certified

Friday, March 8, 2019

Save the Date: March 19th: Public Lecture: The Oath and the Office: A Conversation with Corey Brettschneider

The CSI Legal Studies Institute Presents:

The Oath and the Office: 
A Conversation with Corey Brettschneider

Tuesday, March 19th
5:00 to 6:15 pm
Williamson Theater, CPA, Building 1P

with 
Richard Flanagan
Department of Political Science and Global Affairs


 



Corey Brettschneider is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University, where he teaches courses in political theory and public law.  He is also visiting professor at Fordham Law School. Brettschneider has also been a visiting professor at  The University of Chicago Law School and a visiting associate professor at Harvard Law School.  He received a PhD in Politics from Princeton University and a JD from Stanford University.  He is the author of The Oath and the Office: A Guide To the Constitution For Future Presidents (W.W. Norton, 2018), When the State Speaks, What Should It Say? How Democracies Can Protect Expression and Promote Equality(Princeton University Press, 2012) and Democratic Rights:  The Substance of Self-Government(Princeton Univ Press, 2007).  Brettschneider’s articles have appeared in the Texas Law Review, Northwestern Law Review, Political Theory, and American Political Science Review.  His writing for a popular audience has appeared in the New York Times, Politico Magazine, and TIME.  He is also a frequent commentator on constitutional issues for BBC Newshour and BBC World television.

Co-sponsored by the CSI Pre-Law Club and 
the Office of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences

This event is CC  CLUE certified

Monday, March 4, 2019

Invitation to Attend NYC Speaker Corey Johnson's State of the City Address, 3/5


A Note from Jeremiah Jurkiewicz
LGBTQ Resource Center/Pluralism & Diversity Coordinator
CSI Office of Student Life
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Are there any students that are interested and available in attending Speaker Corey Johnson's State of the City address tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5 at LaGuardia Community College? It starts at noon. I will be driving up to four students to the event and we will be leaving from CSI at 9:30 AM.

This should be of particular interest to anyone interested in Government/Policy making. Corey Johnson is the first ever gay City Council Speaker and is open about his HIV-positive status.

This is a first come first served event. Please get back to me today if you are interested in attending. Happy to answer any questions.

PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, AND I WILL FORWARD YOUR MESSAGE TO JEREMIAH.  Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu