Join us for ISI’s Homecoming Weekend, May 13-14!

You’re invited to 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. 

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

A Snapshot of ISI’s Homecoming Weekend

  • Friday night: A dinner honoring the winner of ISI’s 2022 Conservative Book of the Year award—the acclaimed thinker Victor Davis Hanson for his book The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
  • Saturday Meridiem: Reunion 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 panels of leading conservative thinkers discussing topics like the purpose of the liberal arts and the future of higher education
  • Saturday evening: A reception featuring food, live music, and dancing on ISI’s campus

 

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Friday Evening: Conservative Book of the Year Dinner

And the Conservative Book of the Year is . . .

 . . . Victor Davis Hanson’s The Dying Citizen.

Join us Friday evening to hear from hear Dr. Hanson talk about his timely and important book. National Review hails The Dying Citizen as “indispensable”—“a most welcome corrective to those influential forces and doctrines in our midst that conspire to delegitimize the citizen and citizenship as such.” 

Times:

  • 5:30 p.m.: Private Sponsor Reception
  • 6:00 p.m.: General Reception
  • 7:00 p.m.: Dinner

 

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Saturday Afternoon: Reunion Conference

Alumni often ask us how they can continue their ISI experience after they graduate.

Here is your chance. 

On Saturday afternoon, get a taste of the serious and spirited discussion that characterizes all ISI events. You will hear from prominent conservative thinkers and leaders like:

  • New York Times columnist Ross Douthat
  • Best-selling author Patrick Deneen
  • Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge A. Colby
  • Hillsdale College Associate Vice President David Whalen
  • Arizona State professor Colleen A. Sheehan
  • Editor-in-Chief of Public Discourse and Witherspoon Institute Director of Academic Programs R.J. Snell
  • University of Dallas professor Susan Hanssen
  • Acclaimed author and DePaul University professor Jason Hill
  • University of South Carolina professor Jennifer Frey
  • 1517 Fund General Partner and Co-Founder, Michael Gibson
  • . . . and several others!

The discussions will cover big issues including the purpose of the liberal arts and the future of higher education.

Come with questions for the speakers! 

We encourage attendees to spend their Saturday mornings reconnecting with fellow ISI alums while exploring the historic and charming Brandywine Valley.

Times:

  • 12:00 p.m.: Luncheons begin
  • 1:45 p.m.: Conference begins
  • 5:15 p.m.: Cocktail hour begins
  • 6:00 p.m.: Reception begins
  • 10:00 p.m.: Conclusion of festivities

 

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Saturday Meridiem: Reunion Luncheons

The Graduate Fellow luncheon at last year’s Homecoming was a tremendous success.

So this year, we’re expanding our luncheons to give more of our alumni the chance to reconnect with their cohorts—past and present!

Each reunion lunch will feature a lecture from a featured panelist: New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, renowned history professor Susan Hanssen, and political philosopher Jason Hill, author of What Do White Americans Owe Black People?

ISI will host special luncheons for former and current Graduate Fellows; Honors Scholars and Society Leaders; and Collegiate Network Editors, Interns, and Fellows.

If you belong to any of these cohorts, be sure to register for this reunion luncheon. The event is complimentary—but reserve your seat now, because attendance will be limited to the first 50 people who sign up.

Note: You must be a former or current ISI Graduate Fellow; Honors Scholar; Society Leader; or Collegiate Network Editor, Intern, or Fellow to attend the Saturday luncheon. Spouses may attend as well.

Time:

  • 12:00 p.m.: Luncheons begin for Graduate Fellows; Honors Scholars and Society Leaders; and Collegiate Network Editors, Interns, and Fellows

 

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Saturday Evening: Reception

Cap off Homecoming Weekend with an evening of fellowship with ISI alumni, faculty, friends, and students.

During this Saturday evening reception, you will enjoy cocktails, dinner, and live music and dancing . . .

. . . not to mention the beauty of ISI’s bucolic campus, with its stunning views of a vast reservoir.

You will also witness the progress of construction on the Linda L. Bean Conference Center.

At last year’s inaugural Homecoming, we broke ground on the large hall that will allow ISI’s campus to become a hub of educational programming for students—and of events for faculty, alumni, and supporters!

ISI trustee Linda L. Bean gave the lead gift on this important project. She says, “I’m so excited that this center will allow ISI to fully leverage its beautiful property by welcoming so many more students and other visitors.”

Times:

  • 5:15 p.m.: Cocktail hour begins
  • 6:00 p.m.: Reception begins
  • 10:00 p.m.: Conclusion of festivities

 

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Accommodations

Hotel du PontWe encourage registrants who need accommodations to make reservations at the Hotel du Pont, the location of Friday evening’s Conservative Book of the Year Award Dinner.

During Homecoming Weekend, shuttles will be making continuous trips between the Hotel du Pont and ISI’s F.M. Kirby campus.

Other hotels within walking distance of the Sheraton Suites and the Hotel du Pont: