The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels. ISI makes available top scholars and nationally known speakers to lecture at campuses across the country. These events examine both popular topics, such as affirmative action and core curriculum controversies, as well as perennial concerns, such as the nature of freedom and the best forms of government. ISI's lectures are rooted in fundamental principles and the enduring Western intellectual patrimony.regulatory and industrial organization issues. Between 1985-89, Moore was a member of the President's National Critical Materials Council and during 1988-89, he served as acting chairman. Before coming to Hoover, Moore was an Associate Professor and then Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he taught graduate courses on economic theory and industrial organization.