The Helms School is now accepting abstracts for third annual conference

Liberty University’s Helms School of Government will host its third annual Spring Public Policy Conference from April 12-14, but students have the opportunity to participate in the conference by submitting their abstracts by Dec. 15.

Robert Hurt, dean of the Helms School of Government, encourages students to submit abstracts and present papers on a bevy of political topics and perspectives. 

Once approved, students will proceed to write an academic paper about their submitted abstract. 

“I think our students are extraordinarily gifted and that this is a great opportunity for those students to share some of their ideas,” Hurt said. “There’s a lot that our students can contribute to making sound public policy and to improving our country now and in the future.” 

 First hosted in the spring of 2020, the conference features a variety of activities for students, faculty and community members. 

The upcoming conference titled “Promise of the Declaration” will center around the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as outlined in the Declaration of Independence. 

The conference will also refocus public policy and discourse on the fundamental freedoms the Founding Fathers established for the United States. 

Policy discussed will put the U.S.’s current issues and political perspectives up against the ideals and perspectives found during the formation of the country 200 years ago. 

Issues like family structure, freedom of religion, inflation, abortion and more will be discussed and examined under the lens of the country’s foundational roots.

The public policy conference will examine all these issues by providing attendees with the opportunity to observe several different panels of speakers, with each panel focusing on a different hot-button issue in the United States political sphere. 

There will also be six different plenary sessions including popular speakers from across the conservative political arena. 

To cap off the conference, a keynote speaker who has not yet been named will offer encouragement and a recap of the conference’s happenings. 

Previous speakers at the conference include major political figures like Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. 

Government major Nate Pascoe said that he is thrilled to hear from experts and high-profile speakers at the conference
this spring.

“I’m really excited for this conference because I am a bit of a policy (fanatic), and I absolutely love to hear from practicing leaders in the field,” Pascoe said.

To register, submit an abstract or find more information on the conference, visit their website.

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