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’s Rasselas and led by critic Anthony Daniels. Other programs it offers include its symposia. In May 2022, Ralston College appointed

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as its Chancellor. Among the members of its board of visitors are Vernon Smith,

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, Harry Lewis, Ruth Wisse,

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. Also,

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were listed as visitors before their deaths.

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