Impact

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2024-2025 in Pictures

2024-2025 executive board with guest speaker Paul Teller
2024-2025 executive board with guest speaker Paul Teller
Lt. Col Allen West giving a memorable speech
Lt. Col Allen West giving a memorable speech
Lt. Col Allen West with Ciceronian Society members
Lt. Col Allen West with Ciceronian Society members
2024-2025 executive board with guest speaker Paul Teller
2024-2025 executive board with guest speaker Paul Teller
Paul Teller giving memorable speech
Paul Teller giving memorable speech
Josh Hammer delivers an engaging discussion during our Table Talk event
Josh Hammer delivers an engaging discussion during our Table Talk event
2024-2025 executive board with guest speaker Josh Hammer
2024-2025 executive board with guest speaker Josh Hammer
Lt. Col Allen West with Ciceronian Society members
Lt. Col Allen West with Ciceronian Society members

2023-2024 in Pictures

Dr. Arthur Laffer explains the debate over higher taxation to a packed room.
Dr. Arthur Laffer explains the debate over higher taxation to a packed room.
Over two hundred students and professors listen eagerly to economist Dr. Arthur Laffer in what was far and away the largest student-led event in the Fall 2023 semester.
Over two hundred students and professors listen eagerly to economist Dr. Arthur Laffer in what was far and away the largest student-led event in the Fall 2023 semester.
The Ciceronian Society Executive Board and Dr. Arthur Laffer.
The Ciceronian Society Executive Board and Dr. Arthur Laffer.
North Carolina civil rights icon Clarence Henderson speaks to TCS. Mr. Henderson was one of the first to participate in the sit-in protests which swept the country in the 1960s.
North Carolina civil rights icon Clarence Henderson speaks to TCS. Mr. Henderson was one of the first to participate in the sit-in protests which swept the country in the 1960s.
Yeonmi Park visits with The Ciceronian Society to discuss freedom of speech in higher education.
Yeonmi Park visits with The Ciceronian Society to discuss freedom of speech in higher education.
Brooks Robinson, 2023-24 President, introduces Yeonmi Park to an eager crowd.
Brooks Robinson, 2023-24 President, introduces Yeonmi Park to an eager crowd.
Hands shoot up in the crowd during the Q&A session with Yeonmi Park.
Hands shoot up in the crowd during the Q&A session with Yeonmi Park.
Dr. Michael Munger and Dr. Richard Salsman, both professors of economics and public policy at Duke University, engage in an informal debate on cronyism and capitalism.
Dr. Michael Munger and Dr. Richard Salsman, both professors of economics and public policy at Duke University, engage in an informal debate on cronyism and capitalism.
The Ciceronian Society and Chief Justice Paul Newby of the North Carolina Supreme Court during a Q&A session.
The Ciceronian Society and Chief Justice Paul Newby of the North Carolina Supreme Court during a Q&A session.
Brooks Robinson, 2023-2024 President, and Adama Sagir, incoming 2024-2025 President, speak with Chief Justice Newby about the importance of the North Carolina court system.
Brooks Robinson, 2023-2024 President, and Adama Sagir, incoming 2024-2025 President, speak with Chief Justice Newby about the importance of the North Carolina court system.

2022-2023 in Pictures

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft speaks informally with a TCS member as the audience continues to grow. Over one hundred students attended AG Ashcroft's lecture, making this our most successful event at the time. This attendance record would later double in 2023.
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft speaks informally with a TCS member as the audience continues to grow. Over one hundred students attended AG Ashcroft's lecture, making this our most successful event at the time. This attendance record would later double in 2023.
Duke University professor Dr. Peter Arcidiacono, who was an expert witness in the Supreme Court case STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC. v. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, presents his findings on affirmative action.
Duke University professor Dr. Peter Arcidiacono, who was an expert witness in the Supreme Court case STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC. v. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, presents his findings on affirmative action.
Jason Riley, opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal, discusses affirmative action and more with TCS.
Jason Riley, opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal, discusses affirmative action and more with TCS.
The executive team with Jason Riley, opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal.
The executive team with Jason Riley, opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal.
TCS and the Alexander Hamilton Society with Zack Cooper, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
TCS and the Alexander Hamilton Society with Zack Cooper, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Members of the executive team with Ms. Courtney Geels, 2022 U.S. House candidate for NC District 4.
Members of the executive team with Ms. Courtney Geels, 2022 U.S. House candidate for NC District 4.
TCS hosts Dr. Bruce Caldwell, Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University.
TCS hosts Dr. Bruce Caldwell, Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University.
Members of The Ciceronian Society listen as American Enterprise Institute fellow and author Dr. Christine Rosen discusses the impact of technology and AI on society.
Members of The Ciceronian Society listen as American Enterprise Institute fellow and author Dr. Christine Rosen discusses the impact of technology and AI on society.
Ian Rowe, a regular contributor to The Wallstreet Journal and the New York Post, discusses race and upward mobility in America.
Ian Rowe, a regular contributor to The Wallstreet Journal and the New York Post, discusses race and upward mobility in America.

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