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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Course with Vice President Walter F. Mondale on America’s Constitutional Crisis

A course with Vice President Walter F. Mondale and Professor Lawrence Jacobs will study America’s ongoing constitutional crisis over the authority and roles of the legislative and executive branches. It is open to all members of the community and can be registered for online. Registration open until class is full.

Extraordinary Course with Vice President Walter F. Mondale on America’s Constitutional Crisis

Extraordinary course with Vice President Walter F. Mondale and Professor Lawrence Jacobs will study America’s ongoing constitutional crisis over the authority and roles of the legislative and executive branches. This once-in-a-lifetime course will combine lively readings, stimulating lectures, and Vice President Mondale’s unique first hand experiences. It will cover six presidencies over the past sixty years (three Democratic and three Republican) as well as constitutional history. In addition to Vice President Mondale’s participation, the course will host prominent visitors including Seymour Hersh (leading journalist of presidential policy making), James Comey (Deputy Attorney General during Bush administration), and Jane Meyer (New Yorker reporter).
Members of the community may enroll for the course for credit or they may audit the course while space remains. Information on registration for the course is available here: http://www.hhh.umn.edu/students/nondegree_seeking.html
Feel free to contact Stacey Grimes with questions and help completing the registration process at (612) 626-1329 or grime004@umn.edu