Association of American Law Schools Luncheon Featuring William A. Galston
The Virtues of Pluralism
Marina Salons E-G, South Tower/Level 3, San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
William Galston is the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Formerly the Saul Stern Professor and dean at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Dr. Galston specializes in issues of American public philosophy and political institutions.
After serving as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and then receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1973, Galston taught for nearly a decade in the Department of Government at the University of Texas. From 1998 until 2005 he was professor of public policy at the University of Maryland. In the 1990s, he served as deputy assistant for domestic policy to President Clinton, and later as executive director for the National Commission on Civic Renewal. He is the author of eight books and more than one hundred articles on questions of political and moral philosophy, American politics and public policy. His most recent book is Public Matters: Politics, Policy, and Religion in the 21st Century (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005).
(Advance ticket purchase is necessary to attend the luncheon. See the Annual Meeting Registration form, or register online at www.aals.org/am2009/. Tickets may also be purchased on-site by those already registered for the Annual Meeting until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7.)
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