What is it like to intern at the Kirk Center? Michaela Frohnen explains

What is it like to intern at the Russell Kirk Center?

The Kirk Center is a place of wonders. There are always new and interesting people with whom to converse and to connect. I spent the summer at the Center this year, and I can say without a doubt that it was one of the most intellectually stimulating experiences I have had, as well as simply being extremely exciting. While there, I met members of the conservative movement from all over the world. There were reporters from Romania, translators from Brazil, and professors from around the nation and world. Lee Edwards, a historian who works for the Heritage Foundation, spent several days at the Center, as did Jim Person, the author of several books on Russell Kirk.

There also were a variety of conferences at the Center, held for interns of the Acton and the Mackinac Institute, as well as a variety of judges and lawyers. I was able to meet not only people that I look up to and respect at the Center, but also people of the same age, who will grow into members of the conservative movement. The Kirk Center offers a network that is almost entirely unique. People come through the Center just to spend a day in the Russell Kirk Library, or just to say hello to Mrs. Kirk and invite her to dinner. Others come to study for a semester or a whole year. In this way, people become connected and learn about what others are doing within the conservative community. Russell Kirk continues to bring people together, even after his death.