Ralston College is a new institution of higher learning under the distinguished patronage of Harold Bloom, Hilary Putnam, and Salman Rushdie. The members of the College's Board of Visitors are Mark Bauerlein, Guyanne Booth, Rhea Bright, Timothy Burgess, Anthony J. Burton, Mary T. Clark, T. Kenneth Cribb, Robert J. Dodaro, Donald L. Drakeman, Stanley E. Fish, Reginald Foster, Frederic J. Fransen, Geoffrey G. Harpham, Mark C. Henrie, Douglas R. Hofstadter, Roger Kimball, Joseph L. Koerner, John Leo, Harry R. Lewis, Wilfred M. McClay, Michael C. Munger, Jay Parini, William Craig Rice, Jane S. Shaw, James Tooley, Donald P. Verene, Elie Wiesel, and Todd J. Zywicki. The members of the College's Board of Governors are Stephen J. Blackwood, M. Tyus Butler Jr, Gavin G. Dunbar, Robert H. Jarman, and James A. Pritchard. Tyus Butler is the Chancellor of the College and Stephen Blackwood is its President and Vice-Chancellor. The Fellows of the College are Michael Chase, Cynthia Drakeman, Hans Feichtinger, John M. Hewson (Honorary), Michael D. Hurley, Roland Kuhn, and Lillien Waller.
Ralston College, which is located in Savannah, intends to begin its operations by offering an innovative curriculum in the liberal arts. The College is not now accepting applications for admission, nor is it providing information to prospective students. It is at present engaged in the raising of funds and other activities relating to planning and initial organization. The IRS has determined that the College is a Public Charity and that it is tax-exempt in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information about Ralston College please contact ralstoncollege@ralston.ac or return in the near future to this website, where additional details will in due course be made available. Ralston College is also present on Facebook and Twitter.