Dr. Gregory Collins, lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Program on Ethics, Politics, and Economics at Yale University is an awardee of the Heritage Foundation Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prize.
Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts released a statement upon announcement of the awards: “The Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prize recognizes and commits to supporting scholars in our higher educational institutions whose work acknowledges America’s exceptionalism and fights to preserve it”.
The winners will receive between $15,000 and $20,000 for being actively engaged in research and teaching that explore economic freedom, the dignity of the person, human flourishing, constitutional governance, national sovereignty, and other issues related to freedom, opportunity, and traditional American values. The prize winners are also invited to participate in a Summer Colloquium and Workshop.