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In an era defined by complexity and noise, the Institute's founding scholars reflect on what it means to pursue rigorous inquiry — and why the stakes have never been higher for those committed to intellectual courage.
The Institute is proud to welcome twelve exceptional scholars, leaders, and creative thinkers to the 2026 fellowship cohort — the most diverse and accomplished class in the Institute's history.
Research Fellow Dr. Amara Osei argues that the most consequential questions of our time resist single-discipline answers — and that institutions must be redesigned to reflect this reality.
The Institute's flagship public conversation series opens its third season with a landmark discussion on the future of civic life, featuring scholars and practitioners from across the country.
Leadership Fellow Marcus Webb shares lessons from eighteen months embedded with community organizations — on what it means to lead from behind, and why the most effective leaders are often the least visible.
The LaCasse Institute and the Meridian Foundation announce a three-year strategic partnership to expand fellowship opportunities for first-generation scholars in the sciences and humanities.
Drawing on the history of great institutions — from universities to civic organizations — this essay asks what distinguishes the enduring from the ephemeral, and what the LaCasse Institute aspires to become.
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