‘School of Conservative Studies’ in works by Russell Kirk Center

The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal will honor the dream of its namesake by opening a school dedicated to the study of American conservatism.

“The Kirk Center’s School of Conservative Studies curriculum is a serious engagement in all aspects of the conservative tradition in America,” Jeff Nelson, the executive director and CEO of the Michigan-based Kirk Center (pictured), said in an emailed comment to The College Fix. The center is set to open in 2025.

Kirk (pictured) is considered a highly influential figure of the post-World War II American right, especially for his 1953 book “The Conservative Mind,’ which traced the intellectual history of conservatism. The Kirk Center was founded in 1995 shortly after the death of the former Hillsdale College professor.