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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – July / August 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

The Kluge Center welcomed six new resident scholars in July and August, including three senior scholars and the first of our 2015 Kluge Fellows. David Hollenbach was named by the Librarian of Congress to the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History this past April, and he arrived in early August. The …

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My Kluge Odyssey

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

The following is a guest post by Joe Ryan-Hume, 2014 Arts and Humanities Research Council Fellow at The John W. Kluge Center. In 2014 I had the pleasure of completing an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded fellowship at The John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress. A year has passed since then, but …

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This Scholar Was Skeptical About the “Lightning Conversation.” Now, He’s a Fan.

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

The following is a guest post by Bruce Jentleson, #ScholarFest participant and 2015-16 Kissinger Chair at Library of Congress Kluge Center. OK, I admit it. I was a skeptic about the “lightning conversation” format for the #ScholarFest commemorating the 15th anniversary of The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Five to seven …

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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – June 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

This past month’s #ScholarFest was a huge success, and I’m grateful to all who made it so. It was such a delight to have so many familiar faces back at the Center; it was an amazing two days, one that could not have happened without our team at the Kluge Center and all of the …

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Photos from #ScholarFest

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

Seventy scholars–all past, current or future residents of the Kluge Center–converged on Capitol Hill on June 11th for a day-long festival of scholarship to celebrate 15 years of The John W. Kluge Center. #ScholarFest featured more than 30 “lightning conversations” throughout the morning, followed by an afternoon panel on freedom of expression and why it …

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#ScholarFest a Success; The Lightning Conversation is Born

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

By 12:30pm of last Thursday’s #ScholarFest, 62 scholars had participated in 31 conversations on topics that included cognition and database design, the term “ghetto” and its role in the formation of Jewish and African-American identities, the universal declaration of human rights, the contemporary relevance of the Cold War, marriage law, life beyond earth and ISIS. …

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Perspectives on War and Peace at #ScholarFest

Posted by: Travis Hensley

Over the past fifteen years the Kluge Center has been fortunate to host several distinguished foreign policy scholars and practitioners through our Kissinger Program. Fifteen scholars have held the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations, conducting research in the Library’s collections and engaging in dialogue with policymakers and the public. Several …

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Learning What’s on the Minds of Some of Today’s Top Scholars

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

Scholars today think and write about a myriad of pressing issues confronting humanity. For me, one of the most exciting aspects of this week’s #ScholarFest is to gain insight into what’s on the minds of some of the world’s top scholars, and the questions they’re examining through their research. Thursday’s “lightning conversations” –10-minute dialogues between …

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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – May 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

May has been one of the busiest months I can remember at the Center. Preparations for the Kluge Center’s 15th anniversary celebration, #ScholarFest, are nearing completion. Summer lectures are being planned, meetings are being arranged, and the Center is “sprucing-up” its environs as we prepare to welcome hundreds of summer visitors. During all of this …
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