Summer Series
We are excited to offer a robust suite of interactive programming, fora, and training to support our members’ intellectual formation and career advancement in summer 2024. This will be an opportunity to encounter AHS in its national breadth and connect with renowned practitioners and scholars and your fellow students alike. You can fill out this form to let us know you will be in Washington, DC this summer to receive new events and programming updates.
Social Events and Professional Development
- Welcome to DC Happy Hour
- Careers in Foreign Policy
- Foreign Affairs in Films
- Political Writing and Editing Workshop
Enduring Classics, New Reads
Book Talks with Authors:
1. Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy with Colin Dueck (June 7)
2. The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy with Michael Mandelbaum (June 21)
3. Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability with Michael Kimmage (June 28)
All book talks will take place on Fridays between 12:15 and 1:15pm over lunch. The first 20 registrants will also receive a free copy of the book for the session in which they participate. Registrations will open on May 3.
Delve Deeper into Timeless Texts:
The Past, Present, and Future of American Exceptionalism
Designed around one of the classic works on American political thought “American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony'' by Samuel Huntington, the reading group will explore the sources, substance, and scope of the values that make up the American national identity. Learn more and apply here.
After the End of History
A evaluative discussion of liberalism drawing from Francis Fukuyama’s famous book “The End of History and the Last Man,” and incorporating recent remarks and writings that put Fukuyama in direct conversation with liberalism’s critics and skeptics. Learn more and apply here.
Hamilton National Fellowship
The Hamilton National Fellowship (HNF) provides grants to students and recent graduates with summer internships at DC-based institutions. Learn more and apply here.
Student Leadership Conference
The 2024 Student Leadership Conference (SLC) will take place between July 25 and July 28 in Washington, DC. The four-day conference will give students an opportunity to engage with scholars in foreign policy and national security through expert panels, chapter training, and professional development exercises. Learn more and register here.