Russell Kirk Center For Cultural Renewal

Programs: I. Seminars: for students, scholars, teachers, the public, and wilbur fellows are held at the russell kirk center throughout the year. Participants come from throughout the united states and abroad. In addition, the kirk center co-sponsors seminars with public non-profit organizations including the intercollegiate studies institute, the liberty fund, the mcconnell center, the edmund burke society, the society for law & culture, and the t. S. Eliot society. Between 300-500 people attend weekend or day events at the center while thousands attend events at other locations with public non-profit organizations with whom we cooperate. (continued on schedule o) the organization started the "kirk on campus" initiative in 2017. An event was held at the hope college campus in holland and attended by over 600 people. Ii. Fellowships: resident fellows reside in one of five houses near the kirk center library during the fall, spring or summer semesters. While in residence, they work on their theses and doctoral dissertations, make presentations on the progress of their work, and participate in the seminars held at the center. The center's aim is to foster a community of scholars who work collaboratively during their period of residency and then carry this experience into their future professional and civic communities. Visiting kirk scholars come for a week or two to do research and give lectures. Five or more young or established scholars are in residence at various times throughout the year for a total of 15-20 residential fellows. Iii. Library and archive: the kirk center library consists of ten thousand volumes and dozens of periodicals; a master file of kirk's articles, essays, reviews, and columns; a bibliography of all of kirk's writings; and an extensive archive of kirk's correspondence with presidents, poets, publishers, philosophers, historians, and public and literary figures. Kirk center personnel assist students, scholars, and journalists in finding material for their articles, dissertations, or books. The library is a large two story building with conference rooms and an extensive archive. It is open and available to the fellows and area residents seven days a week. Community and college organizations hold meetings and events in the library on a regular basis. Iv. Publications: "the university bookman" was founded by russell kirk, and is now in its fifty-sixth year and "studies in burke & his time" was founded by the russell kirk center a decade ago. "the permanent things" is the kirk center's biannual fundraising newsletter. The kirk center website contains information about kirk and his writings and announces news of the center's programs and fellowships. In addition, it features a companion video website of interviews and lectures by kirk and public figures speaking about his influence on them and on our culture. All journals and videos are posted free on the russell kirk center website, and are viewed by thousands. In addition the center arranges for publication and translation of kirk's books in this country and abroad.