The Ryan center at Villanova University is dedicated to advancing civic education in a free, democratic society.
The Initiatives of the Ryan Center include:
- Pursuit of Excellence of the Villanova Center for Liberal Education (VCLE)
- Classes and seminars on the topic of freedom and related subjects
- Sponsorship of public lectures
- Sponsorship of major conferences
- Visiting scholars program
- Post-doctoral fellows program
- Ryan Student Scholarships
- Ryan Undergraduate Fellows
- Ryan Graduate Fellows
- Liberty & Learning Symposia
- Ethics and Politics Forum
- The Franklin Reading Group
- Summer institutes on the ideas and institutions of the American republic offered to middle and high school history, government, and civic teachers
- Collaborative efforts with other institutions, organizations, and centers to address the idea and practice of civic responsibility and other issues of mutual concern
