Academic Programs
The Ryan Center at Villanova University is dedicated to advancing civic education in a free, democratic society. The Initiatives of the Ryan Center include:
General Programming:
- Sponsorship of public lectures
- Sponsorship of major conferences
- Collaborative efforts with other institutions, organizations, and centers to address the idea and practice of civic responsibility and other issues of mutual concern
Student Initiatives:
- Freedom and Virtue Learning Community of the Augustine and Culture Seminar Program
- Classes and seminars on the topic of freedom and related subjects
- Ryan Student Scholarships
- Ryan Undergraduate Fellows
- Ryan Graduate Fellows
- The Franklin Reading Group
- Liberty & Learning Symposia