Eric Wilhelm, a new scholar-in-residence at the Stephenson Institute, recently discussed his research on medieval guilds and their impact on economic growth with Marcus Shera of The Econ Playground.  Wilhelm explained that […]

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Brandon Ruder is a communications intern at EdChoice, with his summer 2025 experience sponsored by the Stephenson Institute. His post originally appeared at EdChoice. Does school choice have racist roots? Critics claim […]

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Wabash College President Scott Feller has announced a $14.7 million gift that will continue the work of the Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism. The gift from Richard J Stephenson ’62, his wife, […]

Read More - Historic Gift Continues Funding for Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism

The week before the 2024 election, Dr. Musa Al-Gharbi, assistant professor of Journalism and Communication (and by courtesy Sociology) at Stony Brook University, visited Wabash and the Stephenson Institute to present his […]

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What is the best way to foster society and resist hate? In mid-October, Nadine Strossen, former President of the ACLU and lifelong feminist, spoke about why free expression—in all of its forms—needs […]

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From here to far, 11 Stephenson Institute students spent the summer of 2024 outside Wabash classrooms. Now in its third class of internships, these placements deepened their practical application of classical liberal […]

Read More - Celebrating 2024 Summer Internships

What is the right balance between liberty and safety? This month, Sam Director, assistant professor at the University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies, visited our campus to ask this philosophical […]

Read More - Public Health Lecture Asks Important Ethical Questions