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Classroom Debate Resolution: College is not worth it.

Classroom Debate Resolution: College is not worth it.

by Sean Mulholland | Nov 17, 2025 | Events, News, The Director's Blog

On November 12th, Emma Jutte chaired classroom debates in two introductory macroeconomics classes. The resolution: College is not worth it.   Students debated and discussed the importance of prestige, college location, admission standards, tuition and fees,...
Campus-Wide Discussion: How to respect religious values while upholding the separation of the church and state

Campus-Wide Discussion: How to respect religious values while upholding the separation of the church and state

by Sean Mulholland | Nov 3, 2025 | Events, News, The Director's Blog

On October 27th, around 50 students, staff, and community members gathered to discuss the how to respect religious values while also ensuring the separation of church/temple/synagogue and state. Participants discussed how many political views are often shaped by...
Are Deportations Under the Trump Administration Unconstitutional? A Campus-Wide Debate

Are Deportations Under the Trump Administration Unconstitutional? A Campus-Wide Debate

by Sean Mulholland | Sep 25, 2025 | Events, News, Previous Events, The Director's Blog

On September 24th, over 75 students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered to debate: “Are Deportations Under the Trump Administration Unconstitutional?” All participants offered excellent, concise, and well-supported views on a wide range of topics...
Classroom Debate: Government should often intervene to control economic activity

Classroom Debate: Government should often intervene to control economic activity

by Sean Mulholland | Apr 30, 2025 | Events, News, Previous Events, The Director's Blog

As part of the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise’s goal of enhancing free and open discussion and debate, the Barnes Student Fellows, Tryston Weiss and Kevin Lavery, led two classroom debates on April 29th. The resolution was: Government should often...
Diana Esters wins 1st Place!

Diana Esters wins 1st Place!

by Sean Mulholland | Apr 9, 2025 | News, Research, The Director's Blog

The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise wants to congratulate Diana Esters (middle) for earning 1st place in the undergraduate research poster session at the 49th annual Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise Education in Guatemala City for her project...
Kevin Lavery Presents His Research Paper at the Eastern Economic Association Conference

Kevin Lavery Presents His Research Paper at the Eastern Economic Association Conference

by Sean Mulholland | Feb 25, 2025 | News, Research, The Director's Blog

On Saturday, February 22, 2025, Kevin Lavery presented his paper, “State Mandates on Sex Education and their Correlates to a Reduction in the Rate of Forcible Rape” in a faculty session at the Eastern Economic Association Meetings in New York City. Kevin’s...
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