"America250 and The Future of Liberty" with John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General

Name: "America250 and The Future of Liberty" with John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General
Start: 2026-03-10T19:00:00-05:00
Location: John Brown University

Schedule

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR

**This event is free and open to the community.**
Join us for an evening with former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft for our annual Ray and Laurine Barnett Civic Leadership Series. Ashcroft’s talk, "America250 and the Future of Liberty," will take place Tuesday, March 10, at 7 p.m., in Simmons Great Hall B on the campus of John Brown University in Siloam Springs.
Ashcroft served as Missouri governor from 1985 to 1993 and as a Missouri senator from 1995 to 2001, before becoming the 79th U.S. Attorney General under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005.
"John Ashcroft has served the American people at both the state and federal levels during defining periods in our nation’s history," said professor of political science and director of the Center for Faith and Flourishing, Daniel Bennett, Ph.D. "His visit reflects JBU's commitment to engaging with figures who have shaped American public life. We look forward to a thoughtful conversation about leadership, governance, and the challenges facing the country today."
The Ray and Laurine Barnett Civic Leadership Series, established in 2016, is funded by an endowment created with gifts from the Barnett family and donations from more than 20 organizations and individuals. The series, which brings a speaker to JBU each academic year, focuses on Christian leadership and addresses the intersection of faith and public service. Past speakers include Alveda C. King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; former Arkansas Governors Mike Huckabee and Asa Hutchinson; Chief Judge Lavenski Smith; JBU alumnus and Chief Economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Philip Todd; associate professor of marketing at the University of Arkansas, Molly Rapert; vice president for government and external relations at the CCCU, Shapiro LoMaglio.
The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Faith and Flourishing and JBU's student chapter of TPUSA.