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Join Rick Atkinson on October 22nd, 2025, for a "Pursuits of Knowledge" conversation on his book, The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780.
Join Dylan C. Penningroth on November 11th, 2025, for the 2025 Leonard J. Sadosky Memorial Lecture and a "Pursuits of Knowledge" conversation on his book, Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Civil Rights.
Join Louis P. Masur on December 10th, 2025, for a "Pursuits of Knowledge" conversation on his book, A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison and the Forging of a Friendship.
Join DAACS staff and DAACS collaborating scholars for a diverse range of conversations on ground-breaking new archaeological research in the American South and Caribbean. Multiple dates.
A Fellow’s Forum with independent scholar Linda Seagraves on September 23rd, 2025.
Join Jill Lepore on September 17th, 2025, in a "Pursuits of Knowledge" conversation on her book, We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution.
A "Pursuits of Knowledge" conversation with bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands discussing his book, Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics, from June 17th, 2025.
The 2025 Thomas Jefferson Foundation lecture with historian David Waldstreicher from May 12th, 2025.
A "Pursuits of Knowledge" production based off an original play written by Howard Ginsberg, featuring Bill Barker, Abigail Schumann, and Sam Goodyear, from May 6th & 7th, 2025.
A Fellow's Forum with Charlene M. Boyer Lewis, the Larry J. Bell Distinguished Professor in American History at Kalamazoo College, from April 24th, 2025.
A "Pursuits of Knowledge" discussion with Jonathan Gienapp, associate professor of History and Law at Stanford University, from April 14th, 2025.
A Fellow's Forum with James E. Lewis, Jr., professor of History at Kalamazoo College, from April 3rd, 2025.
A Fellow's Forum with Donald Johnson, associate professor of History at North Dakota State University, from March 27th, 2025.
A Fellow's Forum with Pierangelo Castagneto, Research Coordinator at the International Center for Studies on Italian Immigration (Genoa), from March 20th, 2025.
A Fellow’s Forum with Bartholomew H. Sparrow, University of Texas at Austin professor of Government, from March 18th, 2025.
A "Pursuits of Knowledge" conversation with Anthea Hartig, Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and Elizabeth Babcock, Director of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, from March 11th, 2025.
A "Pursuits of Knowledge" discussion with Kerri Greenidge, associate professor of History at Tufts University, from February 4th, 2025.
A Fellow's Forum with master storyteller Sheila Arnold from January 21st, 2025.
A list of talks, lectures, symposia, and conferences held or sponsored by Monticello's Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies since 2020 with links to recorded sessions and archived descriptions.
Through a fellowship program, international scholarly conferences, panel discussions, teacher workshops, lectures, and curriculum-based tours, the ICJS establishes relationships with people from around the world.
