Dr. Elizabeth Kaufer Busch is the keynote speaker for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 14th annual Dr. Richard Gruetzemacher Constitution Day Lecture Series, taking place at 6:30 p.m. next Monday in the University Center Auditorium.
Dr. Busch’s lecture is titled “Reestablishing the Constitutional Integrity of Title IX.” The lecture is free and open to all members of the community.
The University Center is located at 710 Mocs Alumni Dr. (710 E. 5th St.
in some GPS systems), and the auditorium is located on the second floor. Parking is available in the Mocs Alumni Drive/5th Street Parking Garage, across the street from the University Center.
Dr. Busch is the Laura and Pete Walker Professor of American Studies and co-director of the Center for American Studies at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, where she teaches a wide range of courses. She is the recipient of CNU’s highest honor, the Alumni Society Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring.
She earned a Ph.D. in political science from Michigan State University, with specializations in American politics and political theory. She serves on the board of directors and chairs the academic council of the Jack Miller Center for Founding American Principles and History as well as the Virginia Institute for American History.
The lecture is sponsored by the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History, UTC’s Center for Reflective Citizenship and the UTC College of Health, Education and Professional Studies.