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Dr. Sylvain Cordier lectures about the day-to-day life of the Bonaparte family and the vast crew and organization required to conceive and produce the spectacle of power and splendor. Learn […]
Two young writers – Theodora Bauer and Sarah Wildman – will read from and discuss their books on Austrian-American border crossings and its impact on family history, especially from a […]
In this 26th Annual Joe L. Rauh, Jr. Lecture at the UDC law school, Vanita Gupta, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, will hold a conversation on civil and human rights. Learn more at https://www.law.udc.edu/event/Rauh2018?link_id=0&can_id=9916944bd8c44183db00fea502a01402
***Due to the government shutdown, the cider tasting at the mill will be rescheduled.*** Join Friends of Peirce Mill for a tasting of local hard cider, plus homemade snacks and […]
During their holiday break from school and from work, UDC Law alumni and students provided legal services to refugees and asylum seekers at the southern border. They will talk about […]
Czech visual artist Roman Kameš will present the talk and exhibition opening "A Far Cry," paintings inspired by his time spent in the mountains of Ladakh – the western Himalayas, […]
Escape Washington’s dreary winter weather by immersing yourself in the stories of luscious gardens and graceful estates. Feb. 12 - Henri Samuel: Master of the French Interior Feb. 28 - […]
Gregorij H. von Leitis and Michael Lahr from the NY based non-profit organization Elysium - Between Two Continents, present the program "Nevertheless Say ‘Yes’ to Life," a literary collage from the groundbreaking works of Viktor Frankl. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2019/reading-viktor-frankl
A panel discussing the humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border and Legal Observer Training. Learn more at https://www.law.udc.edu/event/exodus
Friends of Peirce Mill is hosting a free tasting of local hard ciders and delicious, homemade treats for its members. This event includes a lecture by Kim Prothro Williams, who will talk about agricultural Washington and her new book, Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, D.C. Not a member? Annual memberships start at $25. To […]
UDC Law Acting Dean John Brittain will have a candid, interview-style conversation with Michael Fauntroy, Associate Professor of Political Science and Acting Director of the Ronald Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University, on the issues of racist images and racial bias currently rocking the Virginia state political leadership and academic institutions nationwide. […]
David Jonathan Cohen on Eighty Years of “Adult Development" Hosted by the Cleveland & Woodley Park Village (202-615-5853) at the Cleveland Park Library Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 2 p.m. In 1938, with the Great Depression still gripping much of the nation and Adolf Hitler named TIME's Man of the Year, Harvard University launched a […]
A staged reading of letters between Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise Meitner and Nobel Prize Otto Hahn, read by the local actors Jennifer Mendenhall and Michael Kramer. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2019/lise-meitner
Book talk and signing by the editors of Tough Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made. Learn more at https://www.law.udc.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1201823&group=
Politics & Prose and UDC present a conversation with Stacey Abrams, political leader, entrepreneur, and nonprofit CEO. Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sold-out-stacey-abrams-lead-from-the-outside-tickets-58745088140