Professor Erika George will present “Rethinking Rights to Protect Democracy in the Digital Age: Reflections on Incitement and Inequality” as part of the Congressionally-endowed Drake University Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will be delivered virtually on Thursday, March 25, at 3 p.m. CST. The lecture is free and open to the public but advanced registration is required. Register here.

Erika George is the Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law and directs the Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. She teaches constitutional law, international human rights law, international environmental law, and seminars in corporate citizenship. She is the author of numerous articles on topics ranging from human rights, women’s rights, environmental policy, business law, and corporate responsibility. Her book, “Incorporating Rights: Strategies to Advance Corporate Accountability” will be published this spring by Oxford Press.

The Drake Constitutional Law Center Distinguished Lecture Series brings some of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars to campus each year to engage students and faculty on the important issues of the day. To learn more about the Drake Constitutional Law Center and the Distinguished Lecture Series visit drake.edu/law/clinics-centers/conlaw/.

— Theresa Howard, Law School