Profs & Pints DC: Democracy Born in Darkness
• March 25, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Democracy Born in Darkness,” on the shady, partisan, violent origins of American political media, with Jon Grinspan, award-winning curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s […]

Profs & Pint DC: When Washington Burned
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “When Washington Burned,” a detailed look at the devastating 1814 British attack on the Capitol, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington […]

The County as Ecosystem: Political Economy and Landscape History in Boulder, Colorado and Benzie, Michigan
• February 19, 2025

Exit the small rural town of Benzonia, Michigan—founded in 1858 by the Reverend Charles Bailey—and you’ll see a curious thing: the sign bidding you to “come back again” abuts a […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Archaeology of Ireland
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Archaeology of Ireland,” a look at what major sites reveal about the island from prehistory to the present, with Victoria McAlister, assistant professor of […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Wickedness of the Three-Fifths Clause
• February 7, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Wickedness of the Three-Fifths Clause,” a deep dive into the troubling hidden history of the Constitution, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Presidency at a Crossroads
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Presidency at a Crossroads,” on the evolution and future of our nation’s highest office, with Barbara A. Perry, professor of presidential studies and co-chair […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Fire of Frederick Douglass
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Fire of Frederick Douglass,” a dramatic look at the life of the greatest American of the 19th century, with Richard Bell, professor of history […]

Profs & Pints DC: George Washington and Executive Power
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “George Washington and Executive Power,” a fresh assessment of our first president’s approach to his own authority, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor and chair of […]

Profs & Pints DC: Japan’s Most Feared Women
• June 28, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Japan’s Most Feared Women,” a look at the provocative, notorious, and genderfluid female figures who have pushed boundaries and aroused panic in Japan, with Michele […]

Tudor Place Garden Party Honors Tom Birch
• June 3, 2024

Tudor Place’s 32nd Annual Spring Garden Party honored Tom Birch — former advisory neighborhood commissioner and legislative counsel — for his service to the Georgetown community and as a Tudor […]