Founded in 1994 by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.—the private, nonprofit organization that has owned and operated Monticello since 1923—the ICJS has created a network of scholars, teachers, and students who engage a global audience in a dialogue with Jefferson’s ideas. 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. As a safety measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICJS has put online their regular programs usually offered in-person. The ICJS looks forward to welcoming you back to in-person programing in Fall 2021!
Using the links below you'll find both our upcoming and previous programs. Virtual programs at the ICJS are free, unless specified otherwise. In-person programs require advanced registration. For more information regarding ICJS programs, please contact Whitney Pippin (Scholarly Programs Coordinator) at wpippin@monticello.org.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Grant E. Stanton, Ph.D. candidate in the History Department at the University of Pennsylvania. Thursday, October 21st, 2021, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EDT, virtual.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with John C. Van Horne, Director Emeritus of the Library Company of Philadelphia. Thursday, October 28th, 2021, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EDT, virtual.
A conference co-hosted by the American Academy of Diplomacy and The University of Virginia Center for Politics. October 30, 2021, 9:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. FREE, but registration is REQUIRED. (Registration opens September 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET). Please note: This conference is now VIRTUAL ONLY. There will be no in-person audience.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Holly Cowan Shulman, research professor in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia. November 2, 2021, 4:00 p.m. EDT, virtual.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Emily Bradley Greenfield, Ph.D. candidate in the History Department at Stanford University. Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., virtual.
Be sure to check back frequently for more programs!
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies for a book launch with author Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy (Saunders Director of the ICJS and Vice President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation). October 5, 2021.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Linda Binsted, Architect and Architectural Historian. Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for its first in-person (and virtual!) book talk with Paul Finkelman, President of Gratz College. September 1, 2021.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Sue Kozel, Independent Scholar. August 24, 2021.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Daniel N. Gullotta, Ph.D. candidate (ABD) at Stanford University. Thursday, August 19, 2021.
The Transatlantic Slavery Symposium is a joint venture between the Robert H. Smith Scholarship Centre at Benjamin Franklin House in London, the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Our aim is to bring together scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to address the lasting impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade through panel discussions on themes ranging from its historical foundations and development in the Revolutionary Atlantic world to current best practices in the museums and heritage sector. We hope that by addressing this complex topic from a historical and contemporary perspective, that we can spark further discussions on how to bring stories of enslaved people to the forefront of public history internationally.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Matthew Steilen, Professor of Law at the University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of New York. Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Andrew Kettler, Ph.D. Thursday, July 22, 2021
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Patrick Spero, Librarian and Director of the American Philosophical Society Library. Thursday, July 8, 2021
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Alyssa Penick, Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. June 24, 2021.
A virtual Fellow's Forum with Christopher Pearl, Associate Professor of History at Lycoming College. June 22, 2021.
A virtual Fellow's Forum with Holly Brewer, Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History and Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland. May 27, 2021.
A virtual Fellow's Forum with Emelia Abbé Robertson, Ph.D. Candidate in the English Language and Literature Department, the University of Michigan. May 25, 2021.
Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a digital book talk with Carolyn Eastman, Associate Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University. April 29, 2021.
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