The Institute for Faith & Freedom at Grove City College will welcome Paul Ryan, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the featured guest at the 18th annual Ronald Reagan Lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in the auditorium of Crawford Hall on campus.
Ryan represented Wisconsin’s 1st District for 20 years and served as speaker from 2015 to 2019. Known as a “deficit hawk,” he was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2012. He also served as chairman of the House Budget Committee from 2011-2015 and led the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in 2015.
Ryan and former vice president Mike Pence, who serves as distinguished visiting fellow for the institute’s Center for Faith & Public Life, will engage in a public conversation on the theme of “Morning in America Revisited: Reagan's Lessons for Today's Challenges.”
The lecture is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. For registration and more information, visit faithandfreedom.com.
The Ronald Reagan Lecture illumines the 40th president’s contributions to America and the world. Each year, the Institute hosts an individual who worked for, knew or has produced important work on Reagan.
In accordance with the mission of the Institute for Faith & Freedom, the goal of the Reagan Lecture is to promote the principles of faith and freedom to the next generation of American leaders. As students learn about the life and accomplishments of Ronald Reagan, they can see the values of faith and freedom played out on the biggest political stage in the country.
After leaving Congress, Ryan launched the American Idea Foundation, a non-profit organization that works with local organizations and academics to advance evidence-based public policies to alleviate poverty.
In 2021, Ryan was named a partner at Solamere Capital. In 2022, he was named vice chairman of Teneo, a global CEO advisory firm. Ryan serves on the board of directors of the Fox Corporation, SHINE Medical Technologies LLC, and Xactus. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Robert Bosch GmbH.
He is a professor of the practice at the University of Notre Dame and is a distinguished visiting fellow in the practice of public policy at the American Enterprise Institute. He is on the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute and on the board of directors for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.