"The competition of ideas is fundamental to a free society." What is AEI? If you are interested in getting involved, contact [email protected].
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Executive Council at Furman is a student-led group dedicated to informing and enlightening the Furman community about the most challenging and difficult policy issues of the world. It represents AEI on Furman by hosting scholars on campus, organizing student debates, and leading reading groups and film viewings about key global issues. The American Enterpris
11/27/2016
Check out the latest article from Gerard Robinson, who spoke on campus on November 16th! http://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2016/11/22/from_prisoner_to_entrepreneur.html
From Prisoner to Entrepreneur | RealClearPolicy Every year, over 2,000 men and women make the journey home from federal prison and return to the streets of our nation’s capital. For ex-convicts, the transition back to everyday life is often...
11/18/2016
Our chair, John Bleed, is currently in Peru representing the United States at the APEC Voices of the Future Youth Forum!
11/17/2016
Gerard Robinson, former secretary of Education from Virginia, spoke about his experiences in education and criminal justice reform.
11/16/2016
We're enjoying picking Gerard Robinson's brain over dinner at the Lazy Goat!
10/13/2016
10/4/2016
10/08/2016
We've been promoting the competition of free ideas since 8:30am and are still going strong!
10/08/2016
Our members John Bleed and Michelle Rash are having a great time in DC this weekend at the Fall Executive Council Leadership Conference
10/05/2016
Thank you to Dr. Rohac and Dr. Nelsen for helping us put on a great first event!
10/04/2016
We've got a packed house for our Brexit CLP - still some seats available!
Today's the day! Please join us in Hartness Pavilion at 7pm as we welcome Dr. Dalibor Rohac to speak on the impact of Brexit.
Want to know more about AEI and how it got started here at Furman? Check out this press release by our chair!
John Bleed founds global issues forum at Furman The only thing that disappointed John Bleed ’17 about the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Summer Scholars June program in Washington, D.C., was that he couldn’t bring AEI back to Furman. Or so the political science/history double major thought—until he found out about the AEI Executive Council
09/15/2016
We are excited to announce that our first event will be a CLP with Dr. Dalibor Rohac of the American Enterprise Institute on October 4th at 7:00pm! Dr. Rohac will be discussing Brexit and its implications for Europe and the rest of the world. Please join us in providing a warm Furman welcome with your attendance at Hartness Pavilion then!