What types of speakers does the Ashbrook Center sponsor?
A. The speaking events sponsored by the Ashbrook Center allow Ashbrook Scholars to apply what they learn in the classroom to the practice of political and professional life. Speakers at Ashbrook Center events have a great deal of professional and scholarly experience, which shows in the topics they discuss. Many of the nation’s best-known scholars, writers and public leaders have visited the AU campus to give talks and engage in dialogue with students during our Ashbrook Colloquium events, which take place three times per semester on Friday afternoons. Noteworthy scholars from universities across the country visit and present short lectures on a relevant American History or Political topic, and engage in a question and answer session with students and guests. Visiting speakers are preeminent in their professions and fields of study, and often they come prepared to discuss and answer questions about an important book they have recently published. One of the longest running and most succ
