Latest Past Events
Information Session: Journalism Summer Seminar in Greece
16 Joseph Henry HouseThe Humanities Council's Program in Journalism invites students to an information session about our summer seminar JRN 350 Shockwaves: Reporting on Climate and Migration in Greece. Professor Eliza Griswold, who co-teaches the course with Professor Rachel Donadio, will discuss the course in detail and provide more information about the application process. Former participants will share their […]
Lunch Talk: The Detainees of Crystal City
16 Joseph Henry HouseThis year, President Trump invoked The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to justify mass deportations. The last time the US used this wartime law was after entering World War II. While people are familiar with Japanese American internment—most don’t know the US also rounded up Germans, Japanese, and Italians living in Latin America. The Roosevelt […]
ESSAY WEEK: Why the Essay Is Necessary
113 Friend CenterIn this public conversation co-sponsored by the Program in Journalism, Emily Greenhouse (New York Review of Books) and Ferris Visiting Professor Vinson Cunningham (The New Yorker) discuss the reasons the essay, a form named in the 16th century, continues to thrive. They will discuss the essay’s flexibility, its drawbacks, and its potential futures, thinking aloud […]
