Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs

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The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University is a conservative think tank in Ashland, Ohio, dedicated by Ronald Reagan on May 9, 1983.

It is named for the late Congressman John M. Ashbrook, an Ohio Republican best known for having run a largely symbolic campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1972, against the incumbent Richard Nixon, to protest what some saw as Nixon's failure to live up to conservative principles such as constitutionally limited government, reducing federal spending, and uncompromising anti-communism.

One emphasis of the Center is on promoting a conservative view of American history, government, politics, and constitutional interpretation to young people, teachers, and academic scholars.

In pursuit of this goal The Ashbrook Center established an Ashbrook Scholars program, which designates grants to students who are interested in pursuing a classical liberal arts curriculum. Students who are Ashbrook scholars experience academic seminars where they interact with noted figures in the conservative movement, e.g. Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, among others.