Events

Join the UT College of Liberal Arts and Humanities Texas for an evening of discussion about citizenship, democracy, and pivotal presidential elections in American history. Expert faculty will analyze, through an interdisciplinary lens, the political forces, issues, and consequences of the election of 1860 as well as its parallels to subsequent elections and its relevance today.

"The Election of 1860 and Its Contemporary Significance"

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
4:15–6:45 p.m. : Public forum
6:45–7:15 p.m. : Closing remarks and reception

@ Julius Glickman Conference Center (CLA 1.302E)
College of Liberal Arts Building
The University of Texas at Austin

(Please note change in program start time.)

Participating scholars include Michael Les Benedict (The Ohio State University), Daniel Feller (University of Tennessee), Randall Fuller (University of Tulsa), Andrew Torget (University of North Texas), and Daina Ramey Berry, George B. Forgie, Jacqueline Jones, and Jeremi Suri from The University of Texas at Austin. The Honorable Thomas R. Phillips, former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, will serve as moderator.

The program is free and open to the public. Texas teachers who attend will receive CPE credit and may apply for travel stipends (up to $200 each) and substitute reimbursements.

If you plan to join us on April 19, RSVP to ktyler@humanitiestexas.org so that we may update you with the latest program information.

Parking

Single-use parking passes will be available to participants at the forum welcome table. These passes are good at any UT parking garage, but we recommend the Brazos Garage (BRG) or the San Jacinto Garage (SJG). Guests should pull a ticket when entering the garage. When you leave, the one-use pass can be used at the exit gate. The pass can only be used for a single exit.

The public forum series Pivotal U.S. Elections: Then and Now has been made possible in part by a Humanities in the Public Square grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.