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Conferences

The Buckley Institute sponsors an annual conference each fall featuring panel discussions and a gala dinner. These events attract hundreds of students, faculty, alumni, and other members of the community.

Past Topics
  • God and Man at Yale: 60 Years Later
  • The Constitution and the Courts
  • The 60th Anniversary of Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom
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Upcoming Conferences

The Buckley Institute is hosting a panel titled, “How to Improve Intellectual Diversity at Yale.”
May 23, 2026 | 8:30 am - 10:00 am

How to Improve Intellectual Diversity at Yale

The Buckley Institute is hosting a reunion weekend panel on How to Improve Intellectual Diversity at Yale

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Buckley's Sixteenth Annual Conference: America at 250
December 4, 2026

Sixteenth Annual Conference

Join us for our Sixteenth Annual Conference on "America at 250: Exceptional and Enduring."

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“I liked the panel on how to save the reputation of elite universities. Hearing practical solutions and diagnoses for what individuals and universities can and should do helped create a vision.”

— Tori Cook ’27

“Thank you for putting on an incredible conference—loved the whole event from fascinating panel discussions to Governor DeSantis’ motivational speech.”

— Matthew Guella SOM '26

“I think what’s working is once you go to one event, especially the conference, it feels very organized.”

— David Dumontet ’28

Past Conferences

Buckley Institute's Thirteenth Annual Conference
December 1, 2023

Thirteenth Annual Conference

The Buckley Institute held its Thirteenth Annual Conference at the Omni New Haven Hotel in New Haven, Connecticut, recognizing the 75th anniversary of the publication of Richard Weaver’...

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