Students For Liberty

Name: Clark Ruper

Position: Program Manager

Email: cruper@studentsforliberty.org

School: University of Michigan, 2008

Bio: Clark Ruper is a University of Michigan Alumnus and committed activist on behalf of liberty. Early in college he was inspired by the writings of seminal philosophers Locke, Aristotle, Bastiat, Rand, Rothbard, and Nozick. He went on to take campus leadership rolls with the UM Young Americans for Freedom, College Libertarians, and Students of Objectivism. Since graduating he has committed himself to a lifelong defense of liberty. In the past few years Clark has worked for many pro-freedom causes such as The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, The Michigan Taxpayers Alliance, and FreedomWorks. From personal experience he believes that college activism is one of the best ways to get young people excited about the ideas of liberty and is thrilled to join Students for Liberty in this important mission.

Favorite Figures in Liberty: James Madison, FA Hayek, Ayn Rand, Robert Nozick and Barry Goldwater.

On Students For Liberty: “I first discovered Students For Liberty at the 2009 International Conference. I was instantly blown away by the quality of the organization and the enthusiasm of its members. I think this enthusiasm stems from the fact that Students For Liberty meets a market need in our movement. Most libertarian student activists across the country, myself included not too long ago, have long been isolated from one another and the resources necessary to reach their full potential. I see Students For Liberty as a bridge between the individual student activist and the resources of the growing pro-liberty movement, a group that can take our youth activities to levels never seen before. For these reasons I humbly offered my services to the members of Students For Liberty, and am honored to accept the roll of the first Program Manager.”