State of Emergency: Freedom and Democracy at the Crossroads
Sponsored by the Center for Communication and Civic Renewal (CCCR)
Event Details
Date
Friday, October 16, 2026
Time
All day
Location
235 Pyle Center
Description
Welcoming 18 scholars from around the country, including keynote speaker Lance Bennett of the University of Washington, the conference will feature a number of innovative research presentations about communication and democracy in the digital age. The conference also features several research presentations from the faculty and students from the CCCR and ends with a conversation with The New Republic's Perry Bacon.
Registration link is forthcoming.
Registration link is forthcoming.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email npkalmoe@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, October 2, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.