COLUMBIA, S.C. - Liberty Fellowship is pleased to announce the incoming 2027 Class of Liberty Fellows. Since 2003, the network of more than 350 principled leaders has collaborated across differences to realize South Carolina’s greatest opportunities and meet its greatest challenges.
Over an intensive 18-month period, these industry and civic leaders will explore various ways to improve South Carolina. Each Liberty Fellow will bring a unique perspective and will engage in civil discourse to form actionable strategies that find common ground and decrease division. This year’s fellowship class includes an organic farmer from Chester and a historian from Clemson alongside a host of leaders from a variety of professions.
Through public leadership convenings and seminars, Liberty Fellowship promotes the importance of seeking to understand, questioning self and others, and increasing tolerance for different perspectives. The latest cohort of leaders will embrace reasoned discourse to increase knowledge, strengthen their individual understanding of varied perspectives, and to drive positive change across differences.
“If we want to sustain progress, we must embrace a curious mindset and refuse to retreat into familiar circles. Liberty Fellowship empowers leaders to define and defend individual values–while also cultivating a genuine willingness to compromise for the sake of improving the lives of all South Carolinians,” CEO Tycely Williams said.
The public leadership cohort consists of South Carolina residents, aged 35 to 55, who were selected from 503 interested applicants. Read more about the 2027 Class of Liberty Fellows here.