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Featuring: Francis Beckwith, 2016-7 Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy | Donald J. Trump’s presidential victory was as much a shock to conservatives as it was to liberals and progressives. For conservatives, especially among literary and academic types, Trump’s campaign seemed to confirm all the worst stereotypes about their movement that they had thought would surely doom his campaign and against which they had fought for decades.

Through a CWCTP Faculty Grant, Dr. Nancy Marino, Distinguish Professor of Spanish at the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, visited CU Boulder from January 25 to 28, 2017. On January 26, she delivered a talk and taught a graduate seminar open to faculty too. On January 27, she mentored graduate students about the profession and the job market at a lunch. She also spent some time with graduate students who requested a meeting with her.

"I received a language study grant this summer towards the study of Romanian language. I completed a course of study with ROLAND School in Bucharest, Romania, and was able to achieve a level of Advanced...I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to study Romanian this summer as it was a...

Robert G. Kaufman, a political scientist specializing in American foreign policy, has been named the 2017-18 Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is the fifth person to hold the position. Kaufman, the Robert and Katheryn Dockson Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, is scheduled to teach two courses per semester in fall 2017 and spring 2018. Additionally, he will be encouraged to foster discussion by hosting public events in the campus community and perhaps around the state.

Concerns over immigration have become a defining feature of political debate in the United States and helped carry Donald Trump to the White House. Now what happens? Our panel of experts will offer their views on the best, the worst, and the most likely scenarios to play out in the new administration.

The Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy presents: Make America WHAT? A Discussion about the Election Wednesday, 11/16/2016 7:00:00 PM-9:00:00 PM Visual Arts 1B20 University of Colorado Boulder Free and open to the public The results of the 2016 Presidential Election took pollsters, the media, and the public by...

Greetings, It is with sadness we announce the cancellation of the Meghan McCain town hall on November 14th. Ms. McCain is unable to be with us due to new contractual obligations with Fox News. While we are disappointed, we wish her the best in her new position. We hope to schedule another speaker in early 2017. We encourage all interested parties to consider attending our upcoming lecture with Prof. Robert Kaufman "Obama's Dangerous Doctrine" on 11/10/2016. For more information, please see: https://www.colorado.edu/cwctp/2016/11/10/obamas-dangerous-doctrine-1110...

The Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy presents: "Obama's Dangerous Doctrine" with 2017-8 Candidate for the position of Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at CU Boulder, Prof. Robert Kaufman (Pepperdine) Thursday, 11/10/2016 5:30:00 PM-7:00:00 PM University Memorial Center, Glenn Miller Ballroom West University of Colorado Boulder Free and open to the public Featuring: Robert Kaufman, Pepperdine University

As the most contentious presidential campaign in recent memory approaches its climax, CU Visiting Scholar, Dr. Francis Beckwith, will discuss how the unique Catholic view of complementarity between faith and reason can help us to better communicate and understand issues of deep moral, political, and societal disagreement.

With the election in just a few weeks, the very future of conservatism is a hot topic of discussion. Join us to hear Dr. Francis Beckwith, the newest Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado for the 2016-17 academic year. This event will be held at Colorado Christian University.