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Moment of Reflection Tuesday, June 1; 12 p.m. ET The public is invited to join NMAAHC and Smithsonian museums for a digital commemoration of Tulsa Race Massacre centennial that took place May 31 – June 1, 1921. The moment of reflection, taking place across the museum’s social media channels, is a time to honor the […]
Wednesday, June 2; 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. NMAAHC and Smithsonian magazine join forces in a virtual program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. A panel discussion explores the development of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, the events that led to its Black residents being the target of racially motivated violence, and the community’s resilience and regrowth. […]
You're invited to our 2021 Summer Series! This summer, Free the Facts will be joined by policy experts from the RAND Corporation, UCLA, and the Pardee RAND Graduate School to cover an exciting range of topics. We'll have everything you love about Free the Facts' virtual events: Live Q&As with policy experts Topics that matter […]
At every turn Republicans in the Senate have weaponized the filibuster to obstruct critical proposals to secure our right to vote, expand access to healthcare, protect workers, and defend civil rights. From John C. Calhoun using it to defend segregation to Minority Leader McConnell blocking the January 6th insurrection investigation, for too long the filibuster […]
Join Free the Facts and Kathryn Edwards, an economist at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, as we discuss Social Security, its future, and the long-term effects it holds for younger people. We'll have everything you love about Free the Facts virtual events: -Live Q&As with policy experts -Topics […]
Join Free the Facts and Risha Gidwani, senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and adjunct associate professor at the UCLA School of Public Health, as we learn how experts evaluate the quality of a public policy. We'll have everything you love about Free the Facts virtual events: -Live Q&As with policy experts -Topics that […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Women and the French Revolution,” a look at feminism's role and rise in France’s transformative conflict, with Amy Leonard, associate professor of history at Georgetown University. […]
How do you make environmental development more just and equitable? Join the museum’s cultural interpreters in a conversation with young Indigenous activists from South America who are combating overexploitation of […]
Profs & Pints presents: “A Nation of Drunkards,” with Matthew R. Pembleton, adjunct professorial lecturer at American University and author of Containing Addiction: The Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Damage Done by Darwin,” a look at how the acclaimed naturalist's racism and sexism undermined his work and haunts us to this day, with Rui […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories,” with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, visiting research fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, and editor of Unusual Psychological Disorders. […]
The Other Slavery: Histories of Indian Bondage from New Spain to the Southwestern United States Sept. 24–27, on demand americanindian.si.edu Stories of enslaved Indigenous peoples have often been absent from the […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Understanding Racial Capitalism,” with Olufemi Taiwo, assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and scholar of Black political movements. What does a properly intersectional movement against […]
Profs and Pints presents: “What Creates a Terrorist?” with Dan Schneider, assistant professor at American University’s School of International Service and teacher of a course on al-Qaeda, ISIS and the […]
Profs & Pints presents: “When Pirates Prowled the Chesapeake,” with Jamie L.H. Goodall, professor at history at Southern New Hampshire University, scholar of piracy in and around the Atlantic, and […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Cuba Question,” with Fulton Armstrong, research fellow at American University’s center for Latin American studies and former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America and advisor to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Protests in a number of Cuban cities in mid-July, combined with a barrage of news stories about the country’s […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Mapping a Financial Underworld,” a guide to understanding the Pandora Papers’ revelations, with Dan Schneider, a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor who now teaches courses on corruption and transnational crime as an assistant professor at American University. Much of the world was stunned by the recent revelations contained in the […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Spies Everywhere!” a look at Washington D.C.’s World War I spy panic, with Mark Benbow, associate professor of history at Marymount University. As America got pulled into World War I, fears arose that the Germans wouldn’t wait for us to come to them and instead would seek to threaten us […]
Profs and Pints DC presents; “Indicting Robert E. Lee,” with John Reeves, former history instructor at several colleges and author The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee and A Fire in the Wilderness. Many Americans—in both the North and the South—viewed Robert E. Lee favorably up until the recent period of reckoning with our nation’s […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Past and Future of Abortion,” with Sara Matthiesen, assistant professor of history and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at George Washington University and author of the forthcoming book Reproduction Reconceived: Family Making and the Limits of Choice after Roe v. Wade. On December 1st, the Supreme Court will hear arguments […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Living with Marine Mammals,” with Chris Parsons, veteran marine mammal researcher in the Division of Ocean Sciences of the National Science Foundation and former director of the undergraduate environmental science program at George Mason University. Profs and Pints is bringing Georgetown’s Church Hall bar a whale of a talk. We’ll […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “China, Sports and Power,” a look at the cultural history and political uses of sports in the People’s Republic, with Robert Daly, director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States and frequent lecturer on Chinese culture. The international spotlight has fallen on sports in China […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Who Owns Dance Moves?” a look at choreography’s debate over ownership, appropriation, and racial justice, with Jill Vasbinder, who teaches about the history of dance as a senior lecturer in dance at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The social media platform TikTok is just the latest site where plays […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Reconsidering Reparations,” on a future-oriented approach to remedying past injustice, with Olúfemi O. Táíwò, assistant professor of political philosophy and ethics at Georgetown University and author of the soon-to-be-released book Reconsidering Reparations. Most theorizing about reparations for slavery and colonialism treats it as a social justice project. The focus is […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “A New War in Europe?” a look at tensions between Russia and Ukraine and U.S. options if they go to war, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University, fellow at the German Marshall Fund, and former U.S. State Department planner for that region. It is not at all […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Implicit Orders, Explicit Violence,” with Kurt Braddock, assistant professor of communications, fellow at the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University, and author of Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization. When Donald Trump told an extremist group to “stand back and […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The South China Sea’s Brewing Storm,” a look at a contested body of water and what’s at stake there for the U.S., with John Rennie Short, who studies tensions in the region as a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and the author of Geopolitics and […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Mind of George Washington,” with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University, lecturer at Mount Vernon, and co-author of Leading Change: George Washington and Establishing the Presidency. The annual arrival of Presidents’ Day—officially the federal observance of George Washington’s birthday—means that it’s time for another fantastic […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding the Militia Movement,” with Carolyn Gallaher, scholar of guerilla and paramilitary violence, professor and senior associate dean in American University’s School of International Service, and author of On the Fault Line: Race, Class, and the American Patriot Movement. Among those involved in the January 6, 2021 attack on the […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Feminist Foreign Policy,” a look at a promising approach to bettering the world, with Shirley Graham, director of the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs at George Washington University. Why does gender equality matter to national and international security? A lot, as it turns out. Learn how in this talk […]
The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD: How Massive Attacks of Disruption Became the Looming Existential Danger to a Divided Nation and the World at Large by Harlan Ullman If you are worried about America’s future, read this book! In these pages, Dr. Harlan Ullman issues a dramatic warning about the unrecognized existential dangers to […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Economic History of Inflation,” with Trevor Jackson, assistant professor of economic history at George Washington University. From the Federal Reserve to the grocery store, inflation is on everyone's mind, having risen to 7 percent last year. That increase was higher than policymakers expected and the highest it has been […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “America's Revolution and the Irish,” with Richard Bell, a professor of history at the University of Maryland at College Park who has won awards for his teaching and scholarship focused on America from 1750 to 1877. Get both a jump on the Saint Patrick’s Day festivities and a touch of […]
Join Dr. Elizabeth Rule who will present an engaging lecture on Washington DC as a place of tribal history, gathering and advocacy. Dr. Rule is Assistant Professor of Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies at American University. She is an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Boris Johnson Hangover,” a look at the painful politics of post-Brexit Britain and how the party might be over for its leader, with Garret […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels,” with Dan Schneider, who researches the fight against drug trafficking and teaches courses on transnational crime as an assistant […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Electric Brain,” with R. Douglas Fields, professor in the University of Maryland’s Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program and author of Electric Brain: How the […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Monumental Controversies,” with Fred Bohrer, professor of art and archaeology at Hood College, art historian, and author the website Monumental Anxiety: An Anti-Guide to the […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “War in Ukraine,” a look at the origins and possible outcomes of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history […]
From the author of "shock and awe”, Dr. Ullman will present his latest and most important book yet. The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD: How Massive Attacks of Disruption […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ukraine and Russia—The Long-Term View,” a look at centuries of volatile relations between two nations now at war, with Eric Lohr, professor history at American […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Inside Pirates’ Taverns,” a look at the crucial role that bars catering to pirates and smugglers played in the Atlantic economy and the colonization of […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Uncovering the Cold War,” a look at discovered truths about the decades-long superpower conflict and what they tell us about its potential return, with James […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Putin Speaks,” an analysis of what the Russian leader’s words reveal about his thinking and motives, with Ksenia Turkova, linguist, Voice of America journalist, […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Titanic Mistakes,” an in-depth analysis of what doomed the famous ship, with Vincent Brannigan, professor emeritus of the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering. […]
What makes Southeast DC, "Southeast"? Hear Dr. Jessi Grieser, Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville - trace the history of Black migration to and through the District and […]
On Thursday, April 28, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., Freedom Forum will host the 2022 Free Expression Awards, a gala event celebrating the First Amendment and outstanding champions of free and fearless expression. Comedian and […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Democratic Party’s Path,” a look at how it prevailed in past elections and could dominate again in the future, with Michael Kazin, professor of […]
On May 3, join us for a new documentary film about what happens when one steel union chooses to fight back. In March of 2021, the steelworkers of USW 1196 […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Black Barber Shops—a Social History,” an exploration of the shifting and vital roles such institutions have played in American civil society, with Quincy T. Mills, […]
Meet Hanna Arendt! An interactive performance about the life of the famous political thinker. The Goethe-Institut and director Natsu Onoda Power present an interactive performance. Audience members will encounter five […]
Meet Hannah Arendt! An interactive performance about the life of the famous political thinker. The Goethe-Institut and director Natsu Onoda Power present an interactive performance. Audience members will encounter five […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Cities After Covid,” an examination of how the pandemic has altered the status and future of urban centers, with John Rennie Short, geographer, scholar of […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “American Dream, American Division,” a look at how our nation’s political landscape is being reshaped by declining faith in advancement through hard work, with Liz […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Regime Change in Russia?” a look at Vladimir Putin’s prospects of being removed from power, with Brian K. Grodsky, professor of political science at the […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Confronting Catastrophe,” a historical look at how our culture has responded to huge loss, with Cynthia A. Kierner, professor of history at George Mason University […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Shift in the War on Ukraine,” a look at Russia’s new approach to attacking Ukraine and its implications for U.S. foreign policy, with Michael […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding Urban Warfare,” with Rita Konaev, deputy director of analysis and research fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. The Russian military […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Lessons from the Black Death,” a look at late medieval cities’ evolving responses to the bubonic plague, with Abigail Agresta, assistant professor of history at […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Reproductive Justice after Roe,” with Sara Matthiesen, professor of history and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at George Washington University and author of Reproduction Reconceived: […]
The family-friendly event will be open to the public and feature advocates, lawmakers, and maternal health experts. Families, advocates, and health care providers will call on Congress, business leaders, and states to eliminate health disparities and injustices for pregnant and birthing people, and pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.
Profs and Pints DC present: “How Zelensky Found His Voice,” a linguistic portrait an unlikely Ukrainian president and world hero, with Ksenia Turkova, linguist, Voice of America journalist, former news anchor in Russia and Ukraine, and guest lecturer at American universities. As Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s 44-year-old president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “A Return to the Gilded Age,” with Allen Pietrobon, assistant professor of Global Affairs at Trinity Washington University and former professorial lecturer of history at American University. Crippling economic crises. Fears related to immigration and disease. Income inequality. Corporate monopolies. Technological disruption. Big money unduly influencing politics. A few wealthy […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Six Wives of Henry VIII,” with Amy Leonard, associate professor of history at Georgetown University and scholar of women during the early modern period. “Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.” This six-word rhyme is often all anyone knows or remembers about the six wives of Henry the Eighth. It’s […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Britain Beneath the Frosting,” a look at The Great British Baking Show, Brexit, and other ingredients of a troubled nation, with Sam Wetherell, lecturer on British and World History at the University of York and author of Foundations: How the Built Environment Made Twentieth-Century Britain. Through TV shows, tourist attractions, […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Fertility Industry through a Microscope,” a look at how new means of human reproduction have given birth to big questions, with Sonia Suter, professor […]
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the passage of Title IX, join the National Archives Foundation, the Women’s Sports Foundation and NCAA Division 1 Athletic Directors in conversation about the history of Title IX, how this landmark legislation impacted the landscape of women’s athletics, how it changed the trajectory of their personal involvement in sports […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Will the Jan. 6 Hearings Matter?” with Matthew Green, professor of politics at Catholic University and author of several books on Congress and American politics. […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Fight Against Slavery in Washington,” with Adam Rothman, professor of History and American Studies at Georgetown University and principal curator of the Georgetown Slavery […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Economic History of Inflation,” with Trevor Jackson, assistant professor of economic history at George Washington University. From the Federal Reserve to the grocery store, […]
Inflation, Populism & Policy Ahead of the Midterms Date: July 28, 2022 Time: 4 PM – 6 PM EDT Location: Washington, DC The Summer 2022 event will include a moderated discussion with Jon Lieber, […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Putin’s Endgame,” a look at the Russian president’s long-term foreign policy objectives, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University, fellow at the German […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Prosecuting the Former President,” a look at the criminal-law case against Donald Trump with constitutional law expert and ABC legal contributor Professor Kim Wehle of […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Predicting Election Results,” a look at the tools of political prognostication and what they tell us about what will happen in November, with Matthew Green, […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “An Inside Look at the Webb Telescope,” with Ori Fox, who has been involved in the telescope’s launch, commissioning, and ongoing research as an instrument […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Doomsday Lecture,” a look at bunker fantasies, apocalyptic fears, and other visions of life after the world ends, with David L. Pike, professor of […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Russia’s War for Minds,” a look at Vladimir Putin’s propaganda apparatus and the Russian media landscape, with Ksenia Turkova, linguist, former news anchor in Russia […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding China’s Leader,” a look at the background and rule of President Xi Jinping, with Joseph Torigian, assistant professor in American University’s School of International […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Is the Planet Full?” an eye-opening look at world population trends, with Jennifer Sciubba, associate professor of international studies at Rhodes College and author of […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Kings from Queens,” a look at the men who succeeded women on Britain’s throne and how King Charles III might stake up against them, with […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Early American Witch Hunts,” a look at the colonial hysteria that led to the tragedy of Salem, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “CSI Then and Now,” with Dr. Victor Weedn, forensic pathologist, attorney, lecturer at George Washington University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore, and deputy medical examiner […]
Washington Association of Black Journalists to Host "Special Honors Gala" Event to Recognize the Achievements of Notable Journalists and Communications Professionals The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) today announced […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Peopling of Polynesia,” a look at how ancient voyagers discovered and settled the islands of the Pacific, with Justin M. Jacobs, professor of history […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “America’s Food Fights—a History,” a look back through time at the political battles that shaped how our nation eats, with Allen Pietrobon, professor of Global […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Rise of the GOP’s Extremists,” a historical look at how the Republican Party’s fringe became its mainstream, with Matthew Dallek, political historian, professor of […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Let’s Talk about Kanye,” a scholarly look at celebrity and race in America, with Joshua K. Wright, associate professor of history at Trinity Washington University […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Reckoning with the Crypto Implosion,” a look at how government paved the way for the explosion and collapse of Bitcoin, FTX, and other cryptocurrencies and […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding the Trump Investigations,” with Randall Eliason, former federal prosecutor, professorial lecturer on white-collar criminal law at George Washington University Law School, and contributing columnist […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Aboard the Webb Space Telescope,” a NASA astrophysicist’s guide to the design, mission, and early discoveries of a pioneering space instrument, with Matthew Greenhouse, project […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “An Unflinching Look at Freedom,” on the complex legacy and untapped potential of the freedom offered by liberal American democracy, with Elisabeth R. Anker, associate […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Science of ‘Spiritual’ Experiences,” with David Bryce Yaden, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research and co-author of The […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ukraine and Russia on the Brink,” a look at the future of two warring nations in the midst of an unforgiving winter, with Michael Kimmage, […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Terrorist Groups Are Led,” with professors Elizabeth Grimm of Georgetown University and Tricia L. Bacon of American University, co-authors of Terror in Transition: Leadership […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Women’s Uprisings in Iran,” with Narges Bajoghli, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, co-director of the school’s Rethinking Iran […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “George Washington Reconsidered,” on where the legacy of our first president fits into current American life, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Buying Sustainable Seafood,” or how to shop like a marine biologist, with David Shiffman, marine conservation biologist and faculty research associate at Arizona State University's […]
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 […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ukraine’s Peace Prospects,” a look at how its war with Russia might end, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University and former U.S. […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Whistleblowing 101,” a guide to exposing an organization’s wrongdoing, with Stephen Kohn, adjunct professor at the Northeastern University School of Law, co-founder of the National […]
