Jennifer A. Frey is a professor of philosophy at the University of Tulsa, where she served as the inaugural dean of their Honors College. She holds fellowship positions at the Catholic University of America and at the interfaith Carver Project. Her John Templeton Foundation grant funded the study of “Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life,” and she hosts a podcast on philosophy, theology, and literature called Sacred and Profane Love.

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Frey’s lecture at Colgate is part of a series of events in celebration of the Kraynak Institute for the Study of Freedom and Western Traditions, honoring Founding Director Robert Kraynak, professor of political science, and recognizing the 20th anniversary of the former Center for Freedom and Western Civilization. Under the co-directorship of Associate Professor of Art Carolyn Guile and George Carleton Jr. Professor of Philosophy David Dudrick, the Kraynak Institute’s mission is to cultivate intellectual diversity within a liberal arts education.

Colgate University is broadening the scope of its four major institutes for advanced study to enhance student intellectual engagement with the pressing issues of the day, to expand the engagement of the University to the wider public, and to strengthen connections with alumni and other scholars. The expansion aligns with the University’s Third-Century Plan, a long-term roadmap aimed at making Colgate the nation’s finest undergraduate institution.

The Kraynak Institute will uphold the ideal of a classical liberal arts education through a rigorous engagement with political theory, intellectual history, and Western traditions. It will also support the study of free speech, free enterprise, and constitutional democracy, and continue its public lectures and summer scholars programs. Additionally, three new forums will be launched for faculty, staff, and students to foster discussion on the themes of “the Past and Future of Democracy,” “Freedom in Public and Private Life,” and “Education for a Good Life and Character Formation for a Good Society.”

This event is sponsored by the Kraynak Institute and co-sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, and University Events.