2023 Colloquium attendees
By Terra Aquia, Educational Programs Manager
The ACRE Colloquium brings together students and faculty from universities across the state of Arkansas. Attendees spend a weekend reading and discussing economic topics from collections of primary & secondary sources. The 2023 Colloquium program was organized by Dr. Wendy Lucas, History Chair and Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, and held at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on October 13-15. The topic for the weekend was Creating and Categorizing Race.
David Bernstein and colloquium attendees
David E. Bernstein, Professor and Chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, attended the event and presented the keynote address on his book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Bernstein’s work outlines the history and current issues surrounding the use of racial classification in the United States. Alongside the book, colloquium attendees read a collection of historical articles that explored the origins of various racial classifications and their use throughout history.
Throughout the weekend, students and faculty discussed the topics through formal structured discussions, as well as casual discussions over meals and during breaks. Attendees consisted of students and faculty from a variety of disciplines including history, economics, philosophy,
ACRE Director Jeremy Horpedahl and colloquium attendees
political science, business, and more. The interdisciplinary backgrounds of attendees allowed for rich discussions from a variety of perspectives.
The ACRE Colloquium is hosted annually. Past topics have included The Political Economy of Special Interest Groups, Free Enterprise & Socialism, and The Morality of Profit. University faculty interested in attending or having their students attend the event can reach out to Educational Programs Manager Terra Aquia at tvotaw@uca.edu for more information.