Summer Series 2021
As conditions related to Covid-19 continue to improve, AHS looks forward to getting back to in-person programming this summer. But since not all students will be traveling to Washington, DC for in-person internships, we have decided to supplement our slate of DC events with a robust suite of interactive programming, fora, and training to support our members’ intellectual formation and career advancement. This will be an opportunity to encounter AHS in its national breadth and we look forward to connecting members, practitioners, and scholars alike.
Please continue to check this page frequently for new events & programming updates. Direct questions to robert@hamsoc.org.
DC IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING FORM: If you plan on being in Washington, DC this summer, AHS would love to include you for invitations for in-person programming and social engagements. To add yourself to the list, please fill out this form.
America’s Role in the World Book Series
Open to AHS Officers, Members, & Alumni.
Through interactive virtual book talks, both students and alumni can engage with notable recent authors on subjects in foreign policy and national security. The first 20 AHS officer registrants will receive complimentary copies.
May 25, 12pm EDT: Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi and the Battle for the 21st Century
Josh Rogin:Washington Post Columnist and CNN Political Analyst
June 11, 12pm EDT: Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
Niall Ferguson: Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
June 28, 12pm EDT: The Hardest Place
Wes Morgan: POLITICO Contributor
Click here to register.
July 13, 12pm EDT: Iran’s Perilous Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
David Albright: Founder and President, Institute of Science and International Security
Click here to register.
distinguished practitioners & the books that made them
Open to AHS Officers, Members, Alumni. Capped at 20.
In this unique opportunity, a select number of students will join Laura McIntosh, Consulting Attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and Brent McIntosh, Adjunct Senior Fellow at CFR and former Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, to read through and discuss a The Mouse That Roared, which was particularly impactful on their intellectual and professional formation. Through three intimate sessions, students will have occasion to reflect on how the nexus of the intellectual and personal translates into the professional domain. Students will be selected by competitive application; those admitted will receive complimentary copies of the book to be discussed.
Session Dates: 5:00-6:00pm ET on July 6, 13, and 20
Click here to apply. Application closes June 16.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Open to AHS Officers & Members.
June 30, 12:15 EDT: Career Lessons with Distinguished Practitioners
Speaker: Ambassador Kristen Silverberg (Executive Vice President, Policy at Business Roundtable)
Click here to register.
American Statecraft READING Series
Open to AHS Officers, Members, & Alumni.
The Past, Present, and Future of American Exceptionalism (In-person)
Session Dates: 5:30-6:30pm ET on July 7, 14, and 21.
Location: AHS Office, 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC
American Politics & The Post-Television Age, Assorted Essays by David Foster Wallace (In-person)
Session Dates: 5:30-6:30pm ET on July 19, 26, and August 2.
Location: AHS Office, 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC
Safe for Democracy: The Paris Peace Conference and the Beginnings of Global America
Session Dates: 12:15-1:15pm ET on July 9, 16, and 23.
Hamilton national fellowship Courses
Though we have finalized the cohort for the Hamilton National Fellowship for this summer, we are pleased to offer the opportunity to a few students to audit one or both of the online seminars — War and Politics (Dr. Kenneth Pollack) and American Grand Strategy (Dr. Colin Dueck).
If you are interested and would like to be considered, please submit this form by Monday, May 17.
student leadership conference
Open to AHS Officers
The 2021 Student Leadership Conference (SLC) will take place between July 29 and August 1 in Washington, DC. The four-day Conference will equip our student leaders both intellectually and practically to run a successful program on campus. More than merely informational, the SLC will give students an opportunity to engage with scholars in foreign policy and national security through expert panels, chapter training, and professional development exercises.
Registration is now open. Register here.
Calendar of Events
We will be adding more information about virtual events to this calendar throughout the fall. Check frequently for new opportunities.