Dear  John,

While the majority of the Center’s seminars are for students, this seminar is open to the public but space is limited. The gathering begins at 10 a.m. with a tour of the Russell Kirk library, includes lunch at the Kirk home, and concludes at 3:00 p.m. Former University of Virginia Professor of Religion, and longtime Senior Fellow at the Kirk Center, Dr. Vigen Guroian will give an afternoon talk on “The Crisis of Culture and Education in Our Time.” 

Dr. Nash and Dr. Guroian are popular speakers and writers of both serious and accessible works. This day will be a wonderful opportunity for guests to engage the Kirk Center’s mission at the historic home and library of Russell Kirk.

Registration is available here. We hope you can join us for the one-day seminar at the Russell Kirk Center—the home of the conservative intellectual tradition in America.

April was a busy month of programming at the Kirk Center. Of the four educational programs we held, two were four-day seminars for undergraduate and graduate students, while the other two were shorter programs for students from Calvin University and from St. Michael's High School in Petoskey, Michigan. We were gratified by comments student made about their Kirk Center experience, including:

"My time at the Kirk Center is the pinnacle of my academic leisure time."

"The discussions were excellent and informative."

"Incredible! Understood the book much more.  Also became better friends with the participants."

"The place helped me get in the mindset of scholarly work. Even better for private research."

"Wonderful beyond expectations!  I would love to come back!"

"Fantastic. The hospitality is wonderful and the Center staff is very passionate about what they do."

"I would use every capability in my power to get [other students] there."

Students come to the Kirk Center in part to better think about and understand the conservative tradition in America. In addition to in-person educational opportunities the Kirk Center’s online book review publication, The University Bookman, also engages the broader meaning of conservatism through its articles and reviews. Below are links to three reviews I think you might enjoy.

Through all our programs and publications, the Russell Kirk Center remains committed to the task of renewing Western civilization, and the American experience of ordered liberty within it. We are grateful for our readers, guests, and supporters, who labor with us to reinvigorate the beliefs, practices, and institutions that are essential inheritances for our time, and for rising generations.

Sincerely,