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Upcoming Events

Tanner Lectures on Human Values : David D. Cole (Georgetown University Law Center): "A Defense of Free Speech From Its Progressive Critics"
Nov 12, 2025, 4:30 pm
Location
Friend Center, Lecture Hall 101
Speakers
Tanner Lectures on Human Values : David D. Cole (Georgetown University Law Center): "A Defense of Free Speech From Its Progressive Critics"
Nov 13, 2025, 4:30 pm
Location
Friend Center, Lecture Hall 101
Speakers

Latest News

Allen C. Guelzo Wins Walker W. Buckley, Jr. Prize in American History

Our very own Allen C. Guelzo has been awarded the 2025 Walter W. Buckley, Jr. Prize in American History from the Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement.

The Walter W. Buckley, Jr. Prize in American History is presented annually to an individual (historian, educator, business leader,…

Class of 2025 Undergraduate Fellows Receive Honors and Awards

This year's graduating Undergraduate Fellows have won an impressive number of awards, honors, and other accolades:

Chemistry:

Anais Mobarak: Graduated with High Honors + awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence + inducted into the Sigma Xi Research Society.

Ben Woodard '25 Awarded Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize
 

Undergraduate Fellow Ben Woodard '25 has been awarded the Stephen Whelan ‘68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political Thought for his thesis: "Nature National, Slavery Sectional: Southern Judges’ Choice for Freedom in Antebellum Legal and Political Culture.” Ben’s thesis advisor was Peter Wirzbicki, Associate…