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Profs and Pints presents: "Witches and Witch Hunts," with Mikki Brock, assistant professor of British history at Washington and Lee University and scholar of demonology, witchcraft, and early modern Scotland. […]
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invites you to a commemorative event examining ongoing atrocities against civilians and highlighting the strength and resilience of the Syrian people in the face […]
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Profs and Pints presents: "When Washington Burned," with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University, lecturer at Mount Vernon, and scholar of the War of 1812. You've […]
On Saturday April 14, at 2:30 PM, the film “Jews Step Forward” will be shown at Perry Auditorium, in the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC. […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Founding Fathers in the 'Friend Zone,'" with Cassandra Good, assistant professor of history at Marymount University and author of Founding Friendships: Friendships Between Men and Women […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Speaking of Speakeasies," a discussion of prohibition and its boozy effects, with Allen Pietrobon, adjunct professor of modern American history at American University and visiting professor […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Pets of the Presidents," with Edward Lengel, special advisor to the White House Historical Association, former professor at the University of Virginia, and author of books […]
Profs and Pints Presents: "The Cambridge Analytica Threat," with Alan Rosenblatt, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins, George Washington, and American Universities and pioneer in the use of digital […]
Profs and Pints presents: "The Pot-Law Pendulum," with Emily Dufton, public historian, Montgomery College lecturer, and author of Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Mapping the Silk Road,” with Justin M. Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University and editor of The Silk Road, the journal of the Silkroad […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Why Populists Rise," with Erik Jones, professor of European Studies and International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The populist […]
Proclamation Reception 5-6:30 pm Music, Carnival Masqueraders, Meet, Greet and Mingle with Caribbean Foodies till 10:00 pm *FREE EVENT* Pre-registration required at https://ccmonth.eventbrite.com. Caribbean Street Foods & drink specials! Partners: […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Are Universities Worth It?" with James H. Mittelman, scholar in residence and professor emeritus at American University's School of International Service, former dean at public and […]
Profs and Pints presents: "(African) American Revolution," a look at the role black people played in the nation's fight for independence, with Richard Bell, associate professor of history at the […]
IES will recognize Amazon Web Services' VP of the Worldwide Public Sector Teresa Carlson with the eighth IES Lifetime Achievement Awards at the event. Kari Shull of The Keri Shull […]
Join Congressman John Delaney to discuss his new book "The Right Answer, How we can Unify Our Divided Nation" Delaney’s passionate call to action draws on his personal, entrepreneurial, and […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Turkish Politics, U.S. Trouble," with Lisel Hintz, assistant professor of international relations and European Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Turkey […]
Join the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for the premiere of 82 Names: Syria, Please Don't Forget Us, a documentary film that traces the journey of Mansour Omari, a survivor of […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Nightmare at Love Canal," with Rahima Schwenkbeck, adjunct professor of American Studies at George Washington University. Love Canal was conceived of as part of a utopian […]
CIA, OSS, NSA, FBI & KGB Playground! Join Dwane Starlin, member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides, as he leads you through various clandestine locales of Georgetown. See where […]
Profs and Pints presents: “World War I Centennial: Baptism of Fire," a discussion of courage and sacrifice in the summer of 1918, with Edward Lengel, special advisor to the White […]
Profs and Pints presents "Our Anthem's Strange Notes," with Marc Ferris, former history instructor at New York University and Hofstra University and author of Star-Spangled Banner: The Unlikely Story of […]
On Friday, October 19 at the Washington National Cathedral, DC non-profit Fair Chance is hosting the 16th annual Butterfly Bash gala. Guests will enjoy an evening of live music, dancing, […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Your Brain on Politics," with Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University and co-author of The Molecule of More. […]
Stories about World War II and the persecution of Europe’s Jews were a constant presence in American movie theaters and living rooms throughout the 1930–40s. Award-winning films such as Mrs. […]
How do the things we leave behind tell the story of a life? Material culture—the study of ordinary objects—is another way to study complex traumatic histories such as the Holocaust. […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Our Threatened Vote," with Allan J. Lichtman, distinguished professor of history at American University and author of The Embattled Vote in America: From the Founding to […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Our 3D-Printed Future," with Sharon Flank, entrepreneur, inventor, and adjunct professor at Pace University. The world of manufacturing is on the verge of revolutionary change thanks […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Make America Gilded Again?" with Allen Pietrobon, adjunct professor of modern American history at American University and visiting professor at Trinity Washington University. Income inequality. Corporate […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Can Sport Save Globalization?” with Andrés Martinez of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Global Sports Institute. Almost everywhere you look, globalization appears […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Witches and Witch Hunts," with Mikki Brock, assistant professor of British history at Washington and Lee University and scholar of demonology, witchcraft, and early modern Scotland. […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Genius of Benjamin Franklin,” with Richard Bell, associate professor of history at the University of Maryland. Benjamin Franklin's genius is a puzzle. Born the tenth […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The 1930s Hollywood Right,” with Michael S. Shull, lecturer in film studies at George Washington University. It's hard to get online these days without being exposed […]
Halcyon is kicking off their Fall 2018 Fast Forward series on Wednesday, October 24, with a conversation on the future of E-Commerce. Join Halcyon and Host Marla Beck, co-founder and […]
Profs and Pints Workshops presents, "Grassroots Organizing, Strategies, Tools, and Techniques," with Joshua Habursky, adjunct professor of strategic communication at West Virginia University and founder of the Grassroots Professional Network. […]
Profs and Pints presents: "When Jews Saved Monticello," with Marc Leepson, journalist, historian, author, and adjunct history instructor. Monticello is not just a great place to learn about Thomas Jefferson. […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Digital-Age Democracy," with Joshua A. Geltzer, founding executive director and visiting professor of law at Georgetown's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, former senior director for […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Was Fighting World War I a Grave Mistake?” with Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, co-editor of Dissent magazine, and author of War Against […]
Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s Morning Edition, is also the author of “Jacksonland,” a history of President Andrew Jackson’s long-running conflict with John Ross, a Cherokee chief who resisted the […]
Profs and Pints presents: "The Story of American Cooking," an examination of our nation's culinary and eating habits over time, with Allen Pietrobon, adjunct professor of modern American history at […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Force vs. the First Amendment,” with Mary McCord, visiting professor at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection. In recent years far-right extremist groups have […]
Burma’s Muslim Rohingya minority has faced severe discrimination and persecution for decades by the Burmese government. In recent years, the Rohingya population has suffered mass atrocities, including crimes against humanity […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Racism and Evolution," with Rui Diogo, associate professor of anatomy at Howard University's College of Medicine and resource faculty member at George Washington University's Center for […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Christianity and Climate Change,” with Beth Norcross, adjunct professor at Wesley Theological Seminary and founding director of the Center for Spirituality in Nature. In a seminal […]
Public opinion polls show that most Americans disapproved of Nazism during the 1930s and 1940s. Yet, the majority of Americans also hoped to stay out of war in Europe, and […]
Maggie McFly's, a new restaurant is opening soon! Maggie McFly's is hosting a open hire event in Springfield Town Center Mall, in the Grand Court, next to Starbucks. We are […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Pearl Harbor in Perspective,” with Richard Thornton, professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University and president of the Institute for the Study of […]
Burma’s Muslim Rohingya minority has faced severe discrimination and persecution for decades by the Burmese government. In recent years, the Rohingya population has suffered mass atrocities, including crimes against humanity […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Our Troubled Saudi Ties,” with Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute. Since the 1940s, the partnership between Riyadh and Washington has […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Life at Earth's Poles," with Chris Parsons, research affiliate at Glasgow University and former director of the environmental science program at George Mason University. At a […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Answers from an Asteroid," with Dante Lauretta, professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona and principal investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to explore the […]
2018 Ina Levine Annual Lecture ALAN STEINWEIS is professor of history and Miller Distinguished Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. In this Ina Levine annual lecture, he […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Dreams of Intelligent Machines,” with Colin Allen, philosopher of science and adjunct in the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at the University of Pittsburgh. […]
Profs and Pints presents, “The Tet Offensive: A 360-Degree View,” with Erik Villard, digital military historian for the US Army Center of Military History and author of Staying the Course: […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Dealing with Disaster,” with Joseph Fiksel, emeritus professor of integrated systems engineering and co-founder of the Sustainable and Resilient Economy program at The Ohio State University, […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Nation of Drunkards,” a history of alcohol in America, with Matthew R. Pembleton, adjunct lecturer at American University, fellow at the DC Policy Center, and author […]
Profs and Pints presents: “What King Would Say Today,” with Anthony Cook, professor of law at the Georgetown University Law School, community activist, scholar of Martin Luther King Jr., and […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Getting Congress Beyond Gridlock," with David Barker, professor of government and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. If “politics is […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Trophy Hunting and Science,” with Kendra Chritz, paleoecologist and postdoctoral fellow at the National Museum of Natural History. Former President Theodore Roosevelt is regarded as one […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Lessons from Dead Sheep,” a hilarious discussion of public perceptions and misperceptions of science with Dr. Adam Ruben, molecular biologist, comedian, and host of the Science […]
Profs and Pints presents, “Elections in the Trump Era,” with John Sides, professor of political science at George Washington University and co-author of Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Spies Everywhere!” a look at Washington's World War I spy panic, with Mark Benbow, associate professor of history at Marymount University. As America got pulled into […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Rethinking Reagan as Cold Warrior,” with Matthew Dallek, political historian and associate professor of political management at George Washington University and scholar of the Reagan presidency. […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Food and Diplomacy: An Ambassador’s Perspective,” with Martin Dahinden, Swiss Ambassador to the United States, veteran diplomat, and author of Beyond Muesli and Fondue: The Swiss […]
Profs and Pints presents: “George Washington, Inventor of the Presidency,” with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University and lecturer at Mount Vernon. Come to the Bier […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Beyond the White Picket Fence,” an exploration of the harsh reality of the idealized 1950s suburb, with Allen Pietrobon, adjunct professor of modern American history at […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Is Capitalism Moral?” with Steven Pearlstein, professor of public affairs at George Mason University, Pulitzer-prize winning economics columnist for the Washington Post, and author of Can […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Trapped in the Earth," with Alyssa Warrick, public historian and former instructor at Mississippi State University and guide at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. “Oh, […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Emperors Had No Clothes,” a look at epic political satire in ancient Rome and India, with Shubha Pathak, historian of religions and associate professor of […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Why Keep the Capital in Washington?” with David Fontana, professor of law at George Washington University, expert on constitutions, and scholar of debates over the geographic […]
In a special encore, Profs and Pints presents: “Bugs, Drugs, Evolution and Medicine,” with Rui Diogo, associate professor of anatomy at Howard University's College of Medicine and resource faculty member […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Centuries of Financial Scandal,” with Trevor Jackson, assistant professor of economic history at George Washington University. In 1720, a gambler and convicted murderer named John Law […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Understanding the Mueller Investigation,” with Randall D. Eliason, law professor, white-collar crime expert, Washington Post columnist, and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Whither Venezuela?” with Fulton Armstrong, research fellow at American University’s center for Latin American studies and former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America and adviser to […]
Profs and Pints presents: “National Security vs. Press Freedom,” with Gary Ross, assistant professor at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security, former supervisory special agent with the Department […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Speaking of Speakeasies,” a discussion of prohibition and its boozy effects, with Allen Pietrobon, adjunct professor of modern American history at American University and visiting professor […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Outsiders Wreak Havoc in Africa,” with Elizabeth Schmidt, professor of history at Loyola University Maryland and author of Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War. […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Confederates at the Gates,” a look at the Civil War battles that saved Washington, with Marc Leepson, journalist, historian, author, and adjunct history instructor. In looking […]
Profs and Pints presents, “The Tet Offensive: A 360-Degree View,” with Erik Villard, military historian and author of Staying the Course: U.S. Army Combat Operations in Vietnam, Oct. 1967 to […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Dawn of the Drug War,” with Matthew R. Pembleton, adjunct lecturer at American University, fellow at the DC Policy Center, and author of Containing Addiction: The […]
Profs and Pints 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. When […]
In a special encore talk, Profs and Pints presents: “Understanding the Mueller Investigation,” with Randall D. Eliason, law professor, white-collar crime expert, Washington Post columnist, and former Assistant U.S. Attorney […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Founding Fathers in the ‘Friend Zone,’” with Cassandra Good, assistant professor of history at Marymount University and author of Founding Friendships: Friendships Between Men and Women […]
As a special encore, Profs and Pints presents, “On Gender and Cats,” a feminist exploration of how we think about felines, with Crys Stuvland, lecturer at Howard University and scholar […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Rethinking the Rappahannock Tribe,” a fascinating look at archeological research on a local native people, with Julia King, professor of anthropology at St. Mary’s College of […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Jackie Robinson, Revolutionary,” an homage to the hero who broke baseball’s color line, with Richard Zamoff, professorial lecturer in sociology at George Washington University and director […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Pinball’s Wizardry,” with Adam Ruben, host of the Science Channel's Outrageous Acts of Science and author of Pinball Wizards: Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the […]
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Profs and Pints presents: “Enclave of Black Hope,” a portrait of striving and success in a segregated, planned community, with John Morris, former professor of constitutional law at Sojourner Douglass […]
With his national bestselling novel There There, Tommy Orange (Cheyenne and Arapaho) asks readers to examine their assumptions about who Native Americans are and how and where they live. Join […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Meet the Real Indiana Jones,” with Justin M. Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University and author of Indiana Jones in History: From Pompeii to […]
In a special encore, Profs and Pints presents: “Is Capitalism Moral?” with Steven Pearlstein, professor of public affairs at George Mason University, Pulitzer-prize winning economics columnist for the Washington Post, […]
Tickets are available for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (Global) AcceptAbility Gala, an inspirational fundraiser event taking place at Hilton Washington DC National Mall. The event will feature a talent […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Long View on Venezuela,” with Fulton Armstrong, research fellow at American University’s center for Latin American studies and former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Cosmic Blasts,” a look at extreme events in our universe, with Alexander J. van der Horst, assistant professor of astrophysics at the George Washington University. While […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Evolution, Belief, Gods and Ghosts” a biology-based look at how humans have long made sense of their worlds, with Rui Diogo, associate professor of anatomy at […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Truth about ‘Alternative Facts,’” a look at the causes and political consequences of our becoming one nation with two realities, with David Barker, director of […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Green New Deal and Climate Colonialism,” with Olufemi Taiwo, assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and scholar of environmental-justice issues. The Green New Deal […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Why It's Better Than You Think," with Barton Edgerton, research analyst, former writer for Global Risk Insights, former instructor at Tufts University and the London School […]
