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Lost Boys: The Digital Revolution, the Retreat from Marriage, and the Decline of Men

Three keynote speakers, dressed in black suit coats and button up shirts, sit on chairs on a stage. The two men on the left look toward their colleague on the far right, who is holding a microphone and speaking.

Building on its long-standing partnership with the National Marriage Project, Wheatley Institute helped co-sponsor the organization's 2026 Spring Conference held at the University of Virginia on March 17th.

Wheatley Family Initiative Director Jason Carroll and Family Fellows Brian Willoughby and Spencer James participated in the conference's afternoon academic research panel, "spotlighting new data on the consequences of the digital revolution, fatherlessnesss, and delayed marriage".

The event's keynote recording, entitled Lost Boys: Technology, Marriage, and the the Falling Fortunes of Boys and Men in America can be found online or on the National Marriage Project website.