Valor Institute Lectures

Featured Video Lectures

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"A Disposition of Delight: Liberal Education in an Age of Incivility" — Dr. Elizabeth Corey | Valor Convocation 2026
"A Disposition of Delight: Liberal Education in an Age of Incivility" — Dr. Elizabeth Corey | Valor Convocation 2026
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"Misology As Our Cultural Crisis" — Dr. D. C. Schindler | Valor Winter Symposium 2026
"Misology As Our Cultural Crisis" — Dr. D. C. Schindler | Valor Winter Symposium 2026
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"Guardians of the Logos" — David Williams | Valor Fall Symposium 2025
"Guardians of the Logos" — David Williams | Valor Fall Symposium 2025
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Video Lectures

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"A Disposition of Delight: Liberal Education in an Age of Incivility" — Dr. Elizabeth Corey | Valor Convocation 2026
"A Disposition of Delight: Liberal Education in an Age of Incivility" — Dr. Elizabeth Corey | Valor Convocation 2026
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"Educating for the Other" — David Williams | Valor Convocation 2026
"Educating for the Other" — David Williams | Valor Convocation 2026
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"The Art of Leisurely Parenting" — Dr. Timothy O'Malley
"The Art of Leisurely Parenting" — Dr. Timothy O'Malley
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"Guardians of the Polis" — David Williams | Valor Winter Symposium 2026
"Guardians of the Polis" — David Williams | Valor Winter Symposium 2026
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"Misology As Our Cultural Crisis" — Dr. D. C. Schindler | Valor Winter Symposium 2026
"Misology As Our Cultural Crisis" — Dr. D. C. Schindler | Valor Winter Symposium 2026
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"Guardians of the Logos" — David Williams | Valor Fall Symposium 2025
"Guardians of the Logos" — David Williams | Valor Fall Symposium 2025
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"The Uses of Tradition" — Dr. Wilfred McClay | Fall Symposium 2025
"The Uses of Tradition" — Dr. Wilfred McClay | Fall Symposium 2025

Dr. Wilfred McClay holds the Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College. From Dana Gioia and T.S. Eliot to the American Founders and Old Testament prophets, he provided a clear portrait of Tradition as a living conversation across centuries.

Dr. Wilfred McClay holds the Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College. From Dana Gioia and T.S. Eliot to the American Founders and Old Testament prophets, he provided a clear portrait of Tradition as a living conversation across centuries.

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"A Declaration People" — Dr. Adam Seagrave | Valor Convocation 2025
"A Declaration People" — Dr. Adam Seagrave | Valor Convocation 2025
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"Guardians of Metaphysical Wonder" — David Williams | Valor Convocation 2025
"Guardians of Metaphysical Wonder" — David Williams | Valor Convocation 2025
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"Poetry's Role in Education" — Dana Gioia
"Poetry's Role in Education" — Dana Gioia
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Featured Audio Lectures

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“‘Trying to Say’: Language, Time, and Limitations in ‘The Sound and the Fury’” - Dr. Glenn Arbery
“‘Trying to Say’: Language, Time, and Limitations in ‘The Sound and the Fury’” - Dr. Glenn Arbery
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“Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sin in ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
“Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sin in ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
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“‘Thy Life’s a Miracle’? King Lear and Secularization” - Dr. Michael West
“‘Thy Life’s a Miracle’? King Lear and Secularization” - Dr. Michael West
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Audio Lectures

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“‘Trying to Say’: Language, Time, and Limitations in ‘The Sound and the Fury’” - Dr. Glenn Arbery
“‘Trying to Say’: Language, Time, and Limitations in ‘The Sound and the Fury’” - Dr. Glenn Arbery
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“Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sin in ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
“Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sin in ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
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“The Poetics and Form of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
“The Poetics and Form of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
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“Milton’s Education and the Crafting of ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
“Milton’s Education and the Crafting of ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
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“Modern Power and Christian Glory: Giussani’s Subversion of a Technocratic Age” - Fr. Antonio López
“Modern Power and Christian Glory: Giussani’s Subversion of a Technocratic Age” - Fr. Antonio López
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“Music, Magic, and the Poetry of John Keats” - Dr. Jason Baxter
“Music, Magic, and the Poetry of John Keats” - Dr. Jason Baxter
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“‘The World Is Too Much With Us’” - Dr. Jason Baxter
“‘The World Is Too Much With Us’” - Dr. Jason Baxter
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“From the Music of the Cosmos to the Spleen of Modernity: What Was Poetry Like Before Wordsworth?” - Dr. Jason Baxter
“From the Music of the Cosmos to the Spleen of Modernity: What Was Poetry Like Before Wordsworth?” - Dr. Jason Baxter
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“Providence in the Thought of Douglass, Brown, Lincoln and Brownson” - Dr. Adam Seagrave
“Providence in the Thought of Douglass, Brown, Lincoln and Brownson” - Dr. Adam Seagrave
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“Brownson and Lincoln on the American Union” - Dr. Adam Seagrave
“Brownson and Lincoln on the American Union” - Dr. Adam Seagrave
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