Michael Van Beek, director of research for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, will present "Overregulation: The Hidden Costs of Government" at Northern Michigan University as part of the Your Wealth lecture series. His talk begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Mead Auditorium in the West Science Building.

Van Beek  joined the Mackinac Center in June of 2009 as director of education policy. His analyses and commentaries have appeared in the The Wall Street Journal, The Detroit News, The Grand Rapids Press and other publications. 

The Your Wealth lecture series is sponsored by the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, Economics Student Association and the Center for Student Enrichment