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Second annual Homecoming Weekend

Join ISI alumni, faculty, and supporters for a weekend of fellowship and a renewal of your ISI intellectual experience.

Hosted on ISI’s beautiful 20-acre campus in Wilmington, Delaware, ISI’s second annual Homecoming will be a weekend to remember.

Highlights include:

Friday night: A dinner honoring the winner of ISI’s 2022 Conservative Book of the Year award, Victor Davis Hanson for The Dying Citizen
Saturday Reunion luncheons: Luncheons for Graduate Fellows; Honors Scholars and Society Leaders; and Collegiate Network Editors, Interns, and Fellows past and present to reconnect with their ISI cohorts
Saturday afternoon: A reunion conference featuring influential speakers
Saturday evening: A reception featuring food, live music, and dancing on ISI’s campus

Special discounted rate of only $50 for ISI students and alumni under age 30!

“Out of all the classes and extracurriculars I did in college, ISI has without doubt been the single most formative experience.”

- Will Long, Harvard Class of 2019

“ISI fosters the learning environment that many of the best universities have failed to preserve.”

- Isabella Heshmatpour, Barnard College

“ISI has given me opportunities I never dreamed of while providing me with an intellectual experience like no other.”

- Maria Biery, University of Pennsylvania alumna

“I’m grateful for the instruction I received at Harvard, but my education would not have been complete without ISI.”

- James Holt, Harvard alumnus

“The rich conversations at ISI conferences made me realize why I went to university.”

- Emily Rose Mitchell, Rhodes College

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