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The Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise is a research and education center in the Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship that examines market-oriented approaches to economic and social issues. A significant role of the Institute is to help foster student and faculty scholarship and achievement throughout the Plaster College. 

UPCOMING AND RECENT EVENTS

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A Conversation with Steve Forbes

September 18, 2025

Join us for an evening with Steve Forbes as we discuss how free enterprise and entrepreneurship make America great. Co-presented with Young America's Foundation.

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The Most Beautiful Word in the 
Dictionary: Tariffs

April 24, 2025

Join us for a timely discussion on tariffs and how they've historically been used. Co-presented with NewsTalkSTL.

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Business Ethics Panel

March 27, 2025

A Liberty & Ethics bi-annual event for students, faculty, and the community; co-hosted with the Rotary Club of St. Charles.

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