Name: William Freeland

Position: Midwest Director

School: Northwood University

Email: sfreeland@studentsforliberty.org

Bio: William is a junior at Northwood University where he majors in economics. He is co-captain of Northwood’s nationally ranked Mock Trial team and a member of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity. William became interested in libertarian political philosophy after being directed to the Cato Institute and works of Milton Friedman while in high school. He was further influenced by professors in the economics department at Northwood University and the writings of F.A. Hayek and Ludwig von Mises.

William spent a summer interning at the Foundation for Economic Education and currently works in fiscal policy and campus leadership at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan. William plans to spend his career advocating for freedom.

Favorite Figures in Liberty: F.A. Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, Lysander Spooner and Frederic Bastiat

On Students For Liberty: “Essential to the cause of freedom are institutions for young libertarians that provide outlets of intellectual advancement, social networking, sharing of best practices between activists, internship/career opportunities and fellowship. Students For Liberty is that outlet, along with the support of many other excellent organizations that unabashedly support freedom. The group provides the tools activists and intellectuals need to advance the cause of liberty on campus while helping to develop the future leaders of the freedom movement.”