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September 13, 2006
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY TO OBSERVE CONSTITUTION DAY ON SEPTEMBER 18
—Michael Principe, professor of political science and a specialist in constitutional law, to lecture at 12:30 p.m.
William Paterson University in Wayne will observe Constitution Day on Monday, September 18 with a lecture by Michael Principe, a William Paterson professor of political science and a specialist in
constitutional law, titled “Celebrating Our Constitution: Maintaining Our Rights in an Era of Terror.” The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 12:30 p.m. in the David and Lorraine Cheng Library Auditorium.
Principe’s lecture will examine the difficult issue a government must face in finding a balance between individual rights and national security, as well as how the provisions of the U.S. Constitution require greater observance of individual civil liberties than in other western democracies. Principe also will explore the intentions of the framers of the Constitution, the Patriot Act, and a variety of issues facing the administration.
Federal legislation signed in December 2004 requires all educational institutions that receive federal funds to implement an educational program on September 17 each year that provides students with increased awareness and appreciation of the U.S. Constitution, which was signed September 17, 1787. When September 17 falls on a weekend or a federal holiday, Constitution day may be celebrated the preceding or following week.
The program is sponsored by the American Democracy Project of William Paterson University, part of a nationwide initiative by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) that seeks to increase civic engagement levels of U.S. students attending public colleges and universities in the 21st century. Other campus sponsors include the Office of the Provost, the Office of Student Development,
the David and Lorraine Cheng Library, and the Department of Political Science.
Principe is the author of two books, Bills of Rights: A Comparative Constitutional Analysis, and American Government, Policy and Law, as well as numerous articles on comparative constitutional law that have
been published in journals including the Harvard Latino Law Review. He has been a Fulbright Scholar and a visiting fellow for comparative constitutional law at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge University. A graduate of Whitman College, he earned a juris doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law and a doctorate from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
For additional information, contact the American Democracy Project at William Paterson University at 973-720-3921.
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