King’s to Welcome Dr. Matthew J. Franck as Constitution Day Speaker
On September 17, The King's College will welcome Dr. Matthew J. Franck to campus as a guest speaker to commemorate Constitution Day.
NEW YORK CITY – September 9, 2015 – On September 17, The King’s College will welcome Dr. Matthew J. Franck to campus as a guest speaker to commemorate Constitution Day.
Dr. Franck’s lecture, which is open to the public, is titled “Rescuing the Constitution from the Supreme Court.” In his talk, Franck will address the free exercise of religion, as well as the recent King vs. Burwell and Obergefell vs. Hodges Supreme Court cases.
“We are delighted and honored to welcome Dr. Franck to King’s as our 2015 Constitution Day guest speaker,” said Dr. Mark Hijleh, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at King’s. “His expertise in the fields of constitutional law, American politics, and political philosophy are especially important as we reflect on the relevance of Constitutional foundations in light of recent landmark decisions by the Supreme Court. Dr. Franck’s writings thoughtfully and incisively highlight these questions and issues. We look forward to him sharing his insight with us as we too reflect on these important matters.”
Franck is the Director of the William E. and Carol G. Simon Center on Religion and the Constitution at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, New Jersey. He is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Radford University in Virginia, where he taught constitutional law, American politics, and political philosophy from 1989 to 2010, and was Chairman of the Department of Political Science from 1995 to 2010. He is also a Visiting Lecturer in Politics at Princeton University.
Franck is the author, editor of, or contributor to several books on religious freedom, constitutional law, the Supreme Court, and American politics, and has published essays and reviews in numerous academic journals, as well as many general interest articles and commentaries in newspapers, magazines, and online, including The Washington Post, First Things, National Review, and Public Discourse, the daily online essay publication of the Witherspoon Institute.
Following his talk, Franck will answer questions from the audience. The event will take place at noon in the City Room on the campus of The King’s College, located at 56 Broadway in downtown Manhattan. Admission is free and the public is welcome, but an RSVP is required on Eventbrite.