Institute for Humane Studies
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The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) is a non-profit organization that promotes the teaching and research of classical liberalism in higher education in the United States.[4] IHS offers funding opportunities, programs, and events for faculty and graduate students seeking careers in academia as well as various fellowships.[5][6][7][8]
Founded | 1961 (1961)[1] |
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Founder | F. A. Harper[1] |
Type | 501(c)(3) public charity |
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Focus | Classical liberalism |
Location | |
Coordinates | 38.8844°N 77.1009°W / 38.8844; -77.1009 |
Area served | United States |
Method | Education[1] |
Key people | President and CEO Emily Chamlee-Wright |
Revenue | $21.1 million (2020)[3] |
Website | theihs |
Founded by F. A. "Baldy" Harper in 1961,[1] the organization later began an association with George Mason University[9] and in 1985[5][10] moved to Fairfax, Virginia. The institute is currently located at 3434 Washington Blvd. on the Arlington campus of George Mason University.[9] It is partially funded by the Charles Koch Foundation and the John William Pope Foundation, whose assets originate from Variety Wholesalers and its chairman, North Carolina Republican political operative Art Pope.[11][12]