Lecture series kicks off Aug. 27 and runs through Nov. 26
The Northwood University Freedom Seminar kicks off this fall with the theme “Decision 2024: The Economic Issues of the U.S. Election.”
“The Freedom Seminar is an annual series of lectures on the free enterprise system led by distinguished experts in business, government, and academia,” explained Dr. Dale Matcheck, Chair of Northwood’s Economics program. “This year, we will focus on some of the most consequential issues at stake this fall, including illegal immigration, trade with China, alternative energy, artificial intelligence, housing, education, inflation, income inequality, and our exploding national debt.”
Freedom Seminar lectures will take place on Tuesday nights throughout the fall semester at 6 p.m. in the McNair Center for the Advancement for Free Enterprise in the Plaster Building on Northwood’s campus in Midland (unless an alternative start time and location are listed below). A live stream link will also be available on Northwood’s Freedom Seminar website. All lectures are free and open to the public.
The Freedom Seminar is also an honors course for Northwood students who qualify and complete related coursework. It can be substituted for ECN 4010, “Economics of Public Policy,” which is a required course in all Northwood degree completion plans.
The following is a look at this year’s Freedom Seminar lecture titles and presenters:
• Aug. 27 — Inflation and Price Controls by Dr. Dale Matcheck, Northwood Economics Chair
• Sept. 3 — Making Housing More Affordable by Dr. Gabriel Benzecry, Northwood Economics Professor
• Sept. 10 — Presidential Debate (Students will watch and comment from home)
• Sept. 17 — Economics and the Political Process by John Grether, Kettering University (This event will be held in Room 114 of the R. Gary Stauffer Academic Building)
• Sept. 24 — Inequality and Minimum Wages by Kristin Tokarev of Stossel TV and Dr. Alex Tokarev, Northwood Economics Professor
• Oct. 1 — The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible by Ken Schoolland, of Hawaii Pacific University, at 7 p.m. in Griswold Lecture Hall
• Oct. 8 — Immigration Panel featuring Trevor Kraus of Students for Liberty and Dr. Alex Tokarev of Northwood University
• Oct. 15 — Climate and Energy Policy by Dr. Timothy G. Nash of the McNair Center for Free Enterprise at Northwood University, and Jason Hayes of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy
• Oct. 22 — Taxation by Scott Hodge, of the Tax Foundation, at 7 p.m. at Griswold Lecture hall
• Oct. 29 — Free Trade, Fair Trade or Protectionism? (Speaker TBA) (This event will be held in Room 114 of the R. Gary Stauffer Academic Building)
• Nov. 6 — Election Night (Students watch and comment from home)
• Nov. 12 — Artificial Intelligence and Antitrust by Theodore Bolema of the Institute for the Study of Economic Growth
• Nov. 19 — Tax and Entitlement Reform by Jade Walle of FairTax, Eric Nager of Plan for America, and Dr. Alex Tokarev of Northwood University
• Nov. 26 — Public Education and Student Debt (Speaker TBA)
For more information about this lecture series or the related college course, please email Dr. Dale Matcheck at .
