2025 Past Events

5 students standing in front of an audience, answering questions.

April 28, 2025: Global Irish Studies Fellows Symposium. Our GIS Student fellows presented the results of their year’s research to peers and mentors.

Mural of Frederick Douglass

April 11, 2025: Ireland and Atlantic Slavery Symposium: a gathering of academics from the Atlantic world, focused on grappling with the legacies of Ireland’s involvement in enslavement. Recordings and more information here.

Cows in a field in Ireland

March 27, 2025: Rachel Singer presents: “Coughing Cows, Mad Dogs, and Infected Bees: Making Sense of Animal Disease in Early Medieval Ireland.” More information here.

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher, seated with Prof. Carolyn Gallaher

March 14, 2025: The Washington Forum on Northern Ireland: Annual Forum on contemporary Northern Irish politics, featuring Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP. More information here.

US Ambassador to Ireland Geraldine Bryne-Nason engaged on conversation with fellow panelists.

January 29, 2025: Bridging the Atlantic VI: An annual transatlantic policy symposium, featuring diplomats, lawmakers, and more. More information here.