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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – January / February 2016

Posted by: Travis Hensley

It’s been a busy start to the year at the Kluge Center. In the past two months we’ve welcomed twelve new scholars into residence. Here are a few of the projects they’ll be working on: Will Slauter is a newly arrived Kluge Fellow working on his project, “Who Owns the News? Journalism and Intellectual Property …

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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – November 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

In the month of November the Kluge Center welcomed five new scholars to the Library. Below are summaries of two of their research projects. Hannah Clark is a newly arrived Arts and Humanities Research Council Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Bristol. During her residency, Hannah will be working on her project, …

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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – September / October 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

Earlier this month, the Kluge Center celebrated our annual “opening lunch,” a tradition that informally kicks off the start of our new cohort of scholars arriving. In September and October the Kluge Center welcomed four senior scholars, fourteen new fellows, and welcomed back two fellows to complete their residency. Below are a few highlights that …

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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – July / August 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

The Kluge Center welcomed six new resident scholars in July and August, including three senior scholars and the first of our 2015 Kluge Fellows. David Hollenbach was named by the Librarian of Congress to the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History this past April, and he arrived in early August. The …

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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – June 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

This past month’s #ScholarFest was a huge success, and I’m grateful to all who made it so. It was such a delight to have so many familiar faces back at the Center; it was an amazing two days, one that could not have happened without our team at the Kluge Center and all of the …

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Perspectives on War and Peace at #ScholarFest

Posted by: Travis Hensley

Over the past fifteen years the Kluge Center has been fortunate to host several distinguished foreign policy scholars and practitioners through our Kissinger Program. Fifteen scholars have held the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations, conducting research in the Library’s collections and engaging in dialogue with policymakers and the public. Several …

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New Scholars at the Kluge Center – May 2015

Posted by: Travis Hensley

May has been one of the busiest months I can remember at the Center. Preparations for the Kluge Center’s 15th anniversary celebration, #ScholarFest, are nearing completion. Summer lectures are being planned, meetings are being arranged, and the Center is “sprucing-up” its environs as we prepare to welcome hundreds of summer visitors. During all of this …