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Free admission. Pre-registration is required.
We’ve all heard “a government for the people by the people.” But what does this really mean?
Join Morven and the Princeton Public Library as we continue, So You Think You Know Civics? This series of free public programs will unpack big questions about the past and present of the U.S. government, and how we can make change in our democracy. Programs are supported by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
Our speaker for the fourth program in the series, What is Law? is Tao L. Dumas, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Prelaw Advisory Committee at The College of New Jersey.
Explore the role that law plays in our government. How do we make laws? What is the role of the Supreme Court? How can laws change?
This event is hybrid - held both in-person in Morven’s Stockton Education Center and virtually via Zoom webinar. Q&A for live and virtual attendees will follow the talk. A webinar link will be shared with virtual ticket holders upon registration. A recording of the event will be shared following the program.
About the Speaker
Dr. Tao Dumas is an associate professor of political science at The College of New Jersey. Prior to that she worked at the University at Albany (SUNY) and the Louisiana State University Law Center. Her research focuses on the U.S. courts and the ways lawyers shape and work within the legal system. She is particularly interested in how institutional differences across states condition winners and losers in the courts and how attorneys’ experience, expertise, and demographic characteristics impact their legal practices. She also serves as the Coordinator for the TCNJ Prelaw Program.
Please see below the details for our final program in the series. Attendees who attend all five programs (virtually and/or in-person) will receive a free So You Think You Know Civics? t-shirt.
What is Political Leadership? with Saladin Ambar, Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, and Senior Scholar at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
So You Think You Know Civics? is supported by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
