Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation News

Graphic memoirist to present on immigrant’s view of civil rights movement

UW-Stout, Chippewa Valley Book Festival partner in free virtual event

October 14, 2021

Free Speech Week to address student social media expression and hate speech

The rights of student social media expression and free speech versus hate speech are two of the topics that will be addressed during Free Speech Week hosted by

October 13, 2021

Graphic memoir inspires talks on LGBTQIA+ representation, censorship, comics

Reading Across Campus features ‘Fun Home’ by Alison Bechdel

September 24, 2021

Banned Books Week speaker Sept. 28 to address impacts of challenged or banned books

Author Alex Sanchez recalled the honor and horror of his 2001 debut LGBTQIA+ novel “Rainbow Boys” garnering enough interest that it was banned and challenged fo

September 23, 2021

Event to explore graphic novel’s themes of environmentalism, time travel by bicycle, fate of humanity

Ken Avidor’s ‘Bicyclopolis,’ set in the Twin Cities, part of Reading Across Campus

March 4, 2021

Reading Across Campus focuses on dystopian novel ‘1984’

Science fiction expert to lead virtual lecture Feb. 16

January 27, 2021

Menard Center director, professor contribute to new civil liberties book

A University of Wisconsin-Stout Civil Liberties Symposium sparked the idea for a new book “Civil Liberties in Real Life: Seven Studies.”

January 20, 2021

Riot damage photos by Kenosha student top Menard Center Civil Liberty Contest

Essay on LGBTQIA+ literary censorship, poem on civil disparities take next two places

December 18, 2020

Free Speech Week to address cancel culture, academic freedom, banning hate speech

Free speech and academic freedom, cancel culture and the pros and cons of banning hate speech are all topics that will be addressed during Free Speech Week host

October 14, 2020

Orwell’s ‘1984’ is subject of Banned Books Week event

George Orwell’s novel “1984” will be the focus of an event about censorship hosted by UW-Stout’s Menard Center.

September 25, 2020