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Upcoming Multi-Day Seminars

Hoover Institution's Michael Auslin leads a fall break seminar on the declaration of independence.
March 18, 2026 - March 20, 2026

Spring Break Seminar: How the Declaration Made America: Relic, Symbol, and Object

The Hoover Institution's Michael Auslin will lead a spring break seminar on the Declaration of Independence, titled, “How the Declaration Made America: Relic, Symbol, and Object."

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— Yale Student ’24

“The multi-day seminars in general have been my favorite events. Of the multi-day seminars, I have probably been most impacted by the John Tomasi or Yuval Levin seminar. Although, I probably enjoyed Steve Hayward’s seminar most.”

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“The Buckley Program seminar gave me the ability to communicate deeply about a topic with an esteemed professor, with people surrounding me who were passionate or intrigued about the topic and not worried about a grade.”

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Past Multi-Day Seminars

Skidmore College's Flagg Taylor leads a multi-day seminar for the Buckley Institute on Totalitarianism and Dissent
October 18, 2023 - October 20, 2023

Totalitarianism and Dissent

Join Skidmore College’s Flagg Taylor for a three-day seminar reflecting on the writings of two of the great authors of the twentieth century: Arthur Koestler and Václav Havel.

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