{"id":311886,"date":"2026-06-18T15:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/311886\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:51:15","slug":"fsus-institute-for-governance-and-civics-offers-experts-for-americas-250th-birthday-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/311886\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU’s Institute for Governance and Civics offers experts for America’s 250th birthday coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"TheAs America celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, the Florida State University Institute for Governance and Civics has experts available for interviews on several important topics. (Adobe Stock)\t\t<\/p>\n

As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence July 4, Florida State University\u2019s Institute for Governance and Civics<\/a> is making experts available to discuss the nation\u2019s history, constitutional traditions, civic culture and future challenges.<\/p>\n

The institute has four faculty members available for interviews on topics ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court and constitutional government to education policy, free speech and the role of states in American democracy.<\/p>\n

The available experts include:<\/p>\n

Ryan Owens, IGC Director<\/p>\n

Email: owens@fsu.edu<\/a>
\nAreas of expertise: Civics and higher education; law and courts; U.S. Supreme Court; judicial behavior.
\nStory angles:<\/p>\n

How has America thrived for 250 years?
\nWhat does the Supreme Court need to do to ensure another 250 years?
\nWhat does higher education need to do to sustain America for another 250 years?
\nIs patriotism bipartisan?
\nWhat trends do we see regarding upcoming generations of Americans?<\/p>\n

James Strickland, Constitutional Liberty Branch Head; Associate Professor of Political Science<\/p>\n

Email: jms25s@fsu.edu<\/a>
\nAreas of expertise: Interest groups; legislatures and subnational politics in the United States.
\nStory angles:<\/p>\n

He can discuss the recent student-run constitutional convention<\/a>.
\nWas James Madison correct about interest groups?
\nWhat is the role of states today versus states earlier in America\u2019s 250 years?<\/p>\n

James V. Shuls, Educational Liberty Branch Head<\/p>\n

Email: jvs24b@fsu.edu<\/a>
\nAreas of expertise: K-12 finance; teacher policy; education reform.
\nStory angles:<\/p>\n

How has the \u201cright to learn\u201d issue evolved over time?
\nHow does education today compare to education at earlier times in America?
\nWhat does K-12 education need to do to sustain America for another 250 years?<\/p>\n

Denise Harle, Conscience Liberty Branch Head, First Amendment Clinic Director<\/p>\n

Email: dharle@law.fsu.edu<\/a>
\nAreas of expertise: Constitutional law; appellate practice; First Amendment rights.
\nStory angles:<\/p>\n

Why is the First Amendment so important to America\u2019s 250th?
\nWhat do free speech and religious liberty mean for Americans today versus 250 years ago?
\nHow can we create a culture that respects individual rights to expression and thought?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As America celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, the Florida State University Institute for Governance and Civics has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311887,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[59139,93637,232,234,233],"class_list":["post-311886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-college-of-law","tag-institute-for-governance-and-civics","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}