Celebrate Founders’ Day with the WAA: Tucson Chapter! Join us for an afternoon of connection and learning. Enjoy a delicious Italian buffet and networking with fellow alumni. Then, engage with Professor Kathleen Bartzen Culver’s keynote address on the challenges of free expression — from campus protests to national debates — and how UW–Madison is fostering dialogue across differences. Don’t miss this chance to celebrate, connect, and be inspired!
A cash bar will be available throughout the afternoon. The lunch buffet will feature Caesar salad, chicken parmesan, pan-seared salmon with citrus beurre blanc, Italian-spice roasted zucchini and squash, garlic bread, sliced fruit, and coffee and iced tea. Dessert will be a Culver’s custard sundae bar!
Register by March 9.
About the Program
Enjoy a special presentation:
Is the First Amendment on Fire? Burning Issues on Campus, Online, and in the White House
Free expression, once assumed secure under the First Amendment, faces new challenges. Recent controversies from campus Gaza protests to DEI-related grant suspensions and media censorship have students questioning what they can say and whether it’s worth the risk. Professor Kathleen Bartzen Culver will explore the highs and lows of these developments and their impact on student discourse and discovery. She will also highlight UW–Madison’s initiatives to foster dialogue across differences.
Speaker
Kathleen Bartzen Culver ’88, MA’92, PhD’99 is a professor and the director of the UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She is also the director of the Center for Journalism Ethics and the James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics. Long interested in the implications of digital media on journalism and public-interest communication, Culver aims to advance integrity in media through her research. Culver’s current work explores the First Amendment and free speech and press on campus, particularly in times of protest and conflict. She focuses on the tensions between expression rights and the responsibilities of public communicators. Other recent work examined emerging technologies, such as virtual reality, drones, and sensors, and how their use in news affects both ethics and journalism’s relationship with the public. She has won multiple awards for her teaching, including the Scripps Foundation Journalism and Mass Communication Educator of the Year and UW–Madison’s William H. Kiekhofer Distinguished Teaching Award.
Additional Information
Free parking is available in the venue’s parking lot.
When you register, please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or require accessibility accommodations. If you are observing the Ramadan fast, please contact the chapter to discuss possible accommodations.
