Schedule:
Friday evening, September 20 (6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.)
Homecoming guests will gather at ISI’s campus for dinner, a live jazz band, cigars, yard games, a bonfire, and an Open House
Saturday, September 21
Continental breakfast available at 8 am
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.: Reagan and Nixon Revisited
Speakers: George Will, Lord Conrad Black, and Dan McCarthy, moderated by Susan Hanssen
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.: The Democratization of American Christianity
Rusty Reno, Nathan Hatch, Joshua Mitchell, moderated by Johnny Burtka
Top 20 under 30 Awards Ceremony
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.: God and Man at Yale 2024
Michael Knowles and Robert P. George, moderated by Michael Brendan Dougherty
1:45 - 5:00 p.m.: BBQ Lunch, bonfire, yard games, cigars, and an Open House
Parking
Parking is limited on Kirby Campus. We encourage all guests to car pool, use ride share apps, or use the complimentary shuttle (see below).
Shuttle
Local Shuttle
There will be a complimentary shuttle running continuously between the Hotel Dupont and ISI from 5:30 PM - 11:00 PM on Friday and 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM on Saturday.
Washington D.C. Shuttle
ISI is providing a complimentary shuttle for those travelling from Washington D.C. For those who registered for the shuttle, it will leave Union Station Metro Station 1st Street exit at 3:15 PM on Friday and arrive to ISI by 6:00 PM.
The return shuttle will depart ISI on Saturday at 5:00 PM and arrive at the Union Station Metro Station 1st Street exit at 7:30 PM.
Local Hotels:
Hotel du Pont (42 W 11th St, Wilmington, DE 19801)
Booking link: https://www.hoteldupont.com/
Location of Shuttle pickup/drop off point to/from ISI Campus
Homewood Suites Wilmington Downtown (820 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801)
Booking link: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ilgwmhw-homewood-suites-wilmington-downtown/hotel-info/
35 minute walk to Hotel DuPont Shuttle Location or 18 minute drive to ISI
Sheraton Suites Wilmington Downtown (422 Delaware Ave, Wilmington, DE 19801)
Booking link: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ilgsi-sheraton-suites-wilmington-downtown/overview/
5 minute walk to Hotel DuPont Shuttle Location
Staybridge Suites Wilmington Downtown (1220 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801)
Booking link: https://www.ihg.com/staybridge/hotels/us/en/wilmington/ilgst/hoteldetail
4 minute walk to Hotel DuPont Shuttle Location
Dan McCarthy
Daniel McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review and a contributing editor of The American Conservative. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, the Spectator, the National Interest, Reason, and many other publications. Outside of journalism he has worked as internet...
George Will
George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977. He is also a regular contributor to MSNBC...
Johnny Burtka
John A. Burtka IV is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He graduated from Hillsdale College with degrees in French and Christian Studies and earned a graduate degree in theology from La Faculté Jean Calvin in...
Joshua Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell is currently professor of political theory. He has been Chairman of the Government Department and also Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at SFS-Q. During the 2008-10 academic years, Dr. Mitchell was took Leave from Georgetown, and was the...
Lord Conrad Black
Conrad Black is a financier and the author of biographies of Maurice Duplessis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard M. Nixon, and his recent personal memoir, A Matter of Principle. He was the publisher of the London (UK) Telegraph newspapers and Spectator from 1987 to 2004, and founded the National...
Michael Brendan Dougherty
Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review and a nonresident fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies division of the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the republican tradition in American political thought. His essays have been featured...
Michael Knowles
Michael Knowles is the celebrated host of “The Michael Knowles Show” at the Daily Wire and “The Book Club” at PragerU. He is also the author of the best-selling book “Speechless.”
Nathan Hatch
Dr. Nathan O. Hatch served as President of Wake Forest University for 16 years and retired in 2021. While leading Wake Forest, U.S. News and World Report named Wake Forest 23rd among 281 national universities – the highest ever ranking...
Robert P. George
Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He is also frequently a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School. He is a former Judicial Fellow at...
Rusty Reno
Russell Ronald Reno III, known as R. R. Reno, is the editor of First Things magazine. He was formerly a professor of theology and ethics at Creighton University. His most recent book is Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future...
Susan Hanssen
Susan Hanssen is associate professor of history at the University of Dallas where she teaches American history on the Texas campus during the school year and the history of Western Civilization on the Rome campus in Italy during the summer....
