Reversing the Ideological Capture of Universities and Institutions Symposium

New College will host a daylong Global Liberty Institute symposium titled “Reversing the Ideological Capture of Universities and Institutions” in Mildred Sainer Pavilion, Saturday, June 1, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The event will feature five panel discussions exploring the extent of single-ideology takeovers at universities and major societal institutions, while focusing on solutions for restoring civil discourse and the free exchange of ideas.

Event Schedule

8:00am – 8:30am:    Breakfast/Check-in

8:30am – 8:40am:Welcome

Richard Corcoran, President, New College of Florida 

8:40am – 9:00am:    Introduction

Scott W. Atlas, MD, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

9:00am – 10:15am:  Humanities 

Brad C.S. Watson, PhD, Moderator, Associate Professor of Government, Van Andel Graduate School of Government, Hillsdale College

Joshua T. Katz, PhD, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Phillip W. Magness, PhD, David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy, the Independent Institute

10:15am – 11:30am:  Economics and Data-Driven Inquiry 

Veronique de Rugy,PhD,Moderator, George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy; Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University

Peter Arcidiacono,PhD, William Henry Glasson Professor of Economics, Duke University

Kevin Corinth,PhD, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, American Enterprise Institute

11:30am – 12:45pm:   Lunch

12:45pm – 2:00pm:  Science and Public Health

Scott W. Atlas,MD, Moderator,Robert Wesson Senior Fellow | Health Policy, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine

Matthew J. Memoli,MD, MS Infectious Disease Physician-Scientist, Bethesda, Maryland

2:00pm- 3:15pm:  Law

Ilya Shapiro, JD, Moderator, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies, Manhattan Institute

Richard A. Epstein, LLB, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University; Director of the Classical Liberal Institute; Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow. Hoover Institution; James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus + Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago

Todd J. Zywicki,JD, George Mason University Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School

Stanley Fish, PhD, Presidential Scholar in Residence, New College of Florida

3:15pm- 4:30pm:  Policies for Reform

Todd J. Zywicki,JD, Moderator, George Mason University Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School

Scott W. Atlas, MD,Robert Wesson Senior Fellow | Health Policy, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 

Robert S. Eitel, JD, President and Co-Founder, Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies

4:30pm – 5:00pm:  Closing Remarks 

5:00pm – 6:00pm: Reception 

Cash Bar and Hors D’oeuvres