The Wisconsin Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy invites all University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students to participate in their 2016 essay competition. This year’s essay question celebrates the Center’s retiring co-founder Donald Downs’ contributions to the study of academic freedom and the First Amendment. Contestants are asked to write a 1,000 word essay responding to the following question:
“Are the goals of fostering freedom of speech on campus and of fostering a welcoming environment for all students incompatible?”
The first prize winner will receive an award of $1,000, the second prize winner will receive $500, and the third prize winner will receive $250. Essays will be accepted until Friday, March 11, 2016. The Center will announce the prize winners by the end of March, 2016. All submissions should be emailed to Dr. Jonathan Peter Schwartz at jschwartz8@wisc.edu.