Welcome!
I am the Academic Program Officer for the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, an educational institution in Mecosta, Michigan. I am also the Humanities Editor for The University Bookman, the book review journal of the Kirk Center, and an Assistant Editor for VoegelinView, the arts and humanities journal of the Eric Voegelin Society.
I am currently pursuing a PhD in the Humanities from Faulkner University, where I am finishing my dissertation on Russell Kirk’s educational thought. This project is tentatively titled Russell Kirk: Redeeming the Time Through Liberal Education. Before my studies at Faulkner University, I received an MA in Philosophy from the College of Liberal Arts at Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary, as well as a BA in History from the College of Idaho. My graduate thesis was about the philosophical poetry and education of Dante. In 2023, I received a Richard M. Weaver Fellowship from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute for my doctoral studies.
Most of my professional and written work is related to understanding and advancing liberal education. Before joining the Kirk Center, I was an administrator and teacher for newly formed classical schools. In particular, I served as a Dean of Students, Academic Dean, and upper school humanities teacher. In my writing, I address a variety of topics that relate to liberal arts education, the humanities, and Western civilization. I have written on these topics and others in publications like The Imaginative Conservative, Dappled Things, Catholic World Report, The Homiletic and Pastoral Review, The University Bookman, VoegelinView, and Pietas.
This website was primarily made to store my published writing. As you read, I hope you will find something useful or thought-provoking. You can contact me on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.
I live in western Michigan with my wife and daughter.
— Darrell Falconburg