The Philadelphia Society's Fall Regional Meeting
October 23-24, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana

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Friday

The Pursuit of Wisdom and the Enrichment of Human Life
Chairman: Roger Ream, The Fund for American Studies, MP3
Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Welcoming Remarks, MP3, PDF
Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., The Heritage Foundation, Special Tribute to Ben Rogge and Pierre Goodrich, MP3, PDF

Keynote Address, Richard Gunderman, Prof. of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, 
Philosophy, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy at Indiana University, MP3

Friday Night Reception:

Our Friends Pursuing the Truth Outside the Academy, PDF
Remarks by Bill Campbell, Secretary of The Philadelphia Society, PDF

Bestowal of Honorary Degree to Morton Blackwell, President of the Leadership Institute 
by Richard Bishirjian, President of Yorktown University, PDF

Saturday

8:30 – 10:00 The Liberal Arts, Civic Virtue, and Character Formation
Chairman: Bradley C.S. Watson, Saint Vincent College, MP3
Richard Gamble, Hillsdale College, MP3, PDF
Hans Zeiger, Senior Fellow, American Civil Rights Union, MP3, PDF
Russell Nieli, Princeton University, MP3

10:15 – 11:45 Assaults on Truth Seeking
Chairman: Stephen H. Balch, National Association of Scholars, Director of Special Projects, MP3
Peter Wood, President, National Association of Scholars, MP3
Jane Shaw Stroup, The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, MP3, PDF
Thor Halvorssen, President, The Human Rights Foundation

Luncheon: Wealth, Unreality, and Our Virtual World
12:00 – 1:30 Chairman: Joseph A. Morris, Lincoln Legal Foundation, MP3
James R. Otteson, Yeshiva University, MP3, PDF

2:00 – 3:30 The Economics of Education
Chairman: Joseph Bast, The Heartland Institute, MP3
Richard Vedder, Ohio University, MP3, PDF
Dwight Lee, Southern Methodist University, MP3, PDF
George Leef, The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, MP3, PDF

4:00 – 5:30 The Pursuit of Wisdom in the Age of the Internet
Chairman: Steven Ealy, Liberty Fund, MP3, PDF
Richard J. Bishirjian, Yorktown University, MP3, PDF
E. Christian Kopff, University of Colorado, Boulder, MP3
James Bowman, Resident Scholar, The Ethics and Public Policy Center, MP3

Saturday Reception and Dinner – Hosted by The Liberty Fund
6:00 – 9:00 The Pursuit of Truth and the Education of the Gifted
Master of Ceremonies: Chris L. Talley, President & CEO, The Liberty Fund, MP3
Chairman: T. Alan Russell, The Liberty Fund, Welcome to The Liberty Fund, MP3
Introducer of Charles Murray: Emilio J. Pacheco, Executive Vice President, The Liberty Fund, MP3
Charles Murray, American Enterprise Institute, On Holding Feet To the Fire: The Pursuit of Truth and the Education of the Gifted, MP3