The Knee Center’s Freedom and Flourishing Reading Groups introduce undergraduate students to the ideas that undergird a free society and encourage human flourishing. To that end, we read books and articles that will introduce students to the ideas of free market thinkers and critics. Our goal is to create a space where inquisitive students can explore and discuss new ideas. After all, it’s only through dialogue that we can discover what do don’t know and improve on what we do.

The Knee Center, in conjunction with partners, is happy to offer special topic colloquiums in which exceptional students are invited to participate in half day discussions over a variety of readings pertaining to a specific topic. These range from colloquiums on specific types of regulation to broader topics about free enterprise. As with our reading groups, our goal is to create a space where inquisitive students can explore and discuss new ideas and where we can all learn from one another.

The Knee Center specializes in producing cutting edge research on a wide variety of topics including occupational licensing, scope of practice, regulatory reform, economic freedom, and free enterprise. The Center has capacity to support exceptional undergraduates who want to hone their skills in a variety of capacities including research, event planning, marketing, and data collection. The Knee Undergraduate Fellows will be paired with a faculty or staff member who will work with them to develop a role within the Knee Center that caters to their interests and skills.