Explore the Schedule of Events for the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium
Posted by Gilder Lehrman Staff on Monday, 04/25/2022
We’re thrilled to return to in-person summer professional development this July with our inaugural Teacher Symposium at Gettysburg College—open to all K–12 teachers!
All attendees will pursue a particular “track”—that is, a series of lectures with one of eight renowned historians (full list below)—in addition to several talks and activities open to all attendees. Here is the tentative schedule:
Saturday, July 9
- 3:00-5:00 p.m.: Check-in
- 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Dinner
- 6:45-8:30 p.m.: Opening remarks and book talk with Manisha Sinha
- 8:30-9:30 p.m.: Cocktails, networking, and book signing
Sunday, July 10
- 8:00-9:30 a.m.: Special lecture by Manisha Sinha
- 9:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: First day of courses (scholars and pedagogy)
- 7:00-7:45 p.m.: Book talks
- 8:00-9:30 p.m.: Trivia Night!
Monday, July 11
- 8:00-8:45 p.m.: Book talks
- 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.: Second day of courses
- 5:00-7:00 p.m.: Private tour of the Gettysburg Visitors Center and Museum
- 7:30 p.m.: Picnic dinner
Tuesday, July 12
- 8:00-8:45 a.m.: Book Talks
- 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Course wrap-up
- 12:00-1:00 p.m.: Lunch and closing remarks
Visit this page to learn more and register for the Symposium.
SYMPOSIUM TOPICS AND LEAD HISTORIANS
- The American Civil War with Gary Gallagher (University of Virginia)
- American Immigration: History and Life with Mae Ngai (Columbia University)
- American Indian History and Westward Expansion with Elliott West (University of Arkansas)
- US Civil Rights Movement with Hasan Kwame Jeffries (The Ohio State University)
- The Making of America with Denver Brunsman (The George Washington University)
- The Unlikely History of the New United States: 1810 to 1860 with Edward L. Ayers (University of Richmond)
- US Presidential History with Barbara Perry (University of Virginia)
- The Vietnam War with Robert K. Brigham (Vassar College)