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The Russell Kirk Center recently welcomed interns from the Mackinac Center for their annual intellectual retreat, this year centered on the theme \u201cRussell Kirk and the Conservative Disposition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining them were two distinguished scholars whose expertise bridged both theory and practice: Dr. Ryan Streeter, Executive Director of the Civitas Institute and former domestic policy advisor in federal and state government, and Dr. Lee Trepanier, Dean of the D\u2019Amour College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Assumption University and a leading scholar of political science and civic education.<\/p>\n

The day began with Dr. Trepanier\u2019s introduction to the conservative intellectual movement in America, which led into his talk, \u201cRussell Kirk on Liberal and Character Education.\u201d This talk connected Kirk\u2019s conservatism to the broader tradition of the liberal arts. Dr. Streeter then followed with a talk entitled \u201cConservatism and Community: Civil Society and the Value of Moral Habits,\u201d bringing the insights of modern social science into a compelling case for the importance of intermediary institutions\u2014families, schools, churches, and voluntary associations\u2014in fostering human flourishing. Taken together, their insights offered interns both a practical roadmap and an intellectual foundation for understanding modern conservative thought.<\/p>\n

Now home to the School of Conservative Studies, the Russell Kirk Center continues its mission of forming a new generation in the best tradition of conservatism.<\/p>\n

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\u201cVery valuable. I feel more confident in my views and beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis seminar was extremely valuable to me, especially in refining how I view conservatism. So many political and ideological terms get thrown around regularly, but they are rarely defined. I appreciate learning more about the guiding principles of conservatism and about Russell Kirk\u2019s work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe panel was a great mix of theoretical and practical insights.\u201d<\/p>\n

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