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Hertog Foundation Bringing the very best ideas in defense of Western civilization to a new generation of intellectuals. www.HertogFoundation.org

The Hertog Foundation offers several highly competitive educational programs for outstanding individuals who seek to influence the intellectual, civic, and political life of the United States.

Welcome to our Fall 2026 Absalom, Absalom! fellows!Together with Sam Postell, they are taking up William Faulkner’s dema...
10/14/2026

Welcome to our Fall 2026 Absalom, Absalom! fellows!

Together with Sam Postell, they are taking up William Faulkner’s demanding Southern epic and its questions of memory, inheritance, loyalty, and moral judgment. Through close reading and sustained conversation, the seminar asks how the stories we inherit shape our understanding of the past and our responsibilities in the present.

Great books reward good company. Join us for a Winter 2027 Humanities at Hertog seminar. Explore the courses and apply by November 16, 2026:

https://hertogfoundation.org/programs/humanities

Meet our Summer 2026 Fellows from the Midwest! Anna Stirton is a rising senior at Hillsdale College studying Philosophy ...
10/09/2026

Meet our Summer 2026 Fellows from the Midwest!

Anna Stirton is a rising senior at Hillsdale College studying Philosophy and Psychology. She serves on the board of Hillsdale’s Federalist Society undergraduate chapter, is part of the Collegiate Scholars Program and the Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honorary, and writes for The Collegian newspaper. Anna is from Alton, Illinois.

Abigail Wagner is a graduate of Hillsdale College, where she majored in History. She has been a fellow at the John Jay Institute in Philadelphia and an intern at Advancing American Freedom’s Meese Institute for the Rule of Law. Abigail is from the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri.

David Glick is a rising senior at Carnegie Mellon University studying Political Science, Security, & Technology. He is a member of the Policy and Law Review and the Alexander Hamilton Society. David is from Brooklyn, New York.

Ayushi Chaudhary is a rising senior at Temple University studying International Business and Economics. She has studied internationally in Rome, Philadelphia, and Tokyo, and is a Boren Scholar.

10/08/2026

Set in the years leading up to the First World War, Thomas Mann's is a novel about learning, teaching, & ideas. Among other themes, the novel explores the relationships between science & religion, enlightenment & faith, progressivism & conservatism—subjects of enduring significance.

In this interview excerpt, Russell Berman — Stanford University Professor & Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution — discusses the competing ideas that shape the education of the novel's protagonist, Hans Castorp. Join Professor Berman this winter for a four-session online seminar on .

Applications for our Winter seminars close on November 16! We hope you'll join us.

A warm welcome to our Fall 2026 Liberal Education in America fellows!With Paul Stern, they are asking what education s...
10/05/2026

A warm welcome to our Fall 2026 Liberal Education in America fellows!

With Paul Stern, they are asking what education should cultivate in us: useful skills, sound judgment, or a fuller understanding of a good life. Their readings move from Plato and Aristotle to the American founding and the modern university, exploring the relationship between liberal learning and democratic citizenship.

Continue the conversation with us this Winter. Explore our Winter 2027 online seminars and apply by November 16, 2026:

https://hertogfoundation.org/programs/humanities

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from the South! Sabrina Farley-Allen is a rising senior at Georgia Tech, studying Int...
10/03/2026

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from the South!

Sabrina Farley-Allen is a rising senior at Georgia Tech, studying International Affairs, Spanish, and Linguistics. She is a PEER educator, a student ambassador for the Ivan Allen College, and a teaching assistant in the School of Modern Languages. Sabrina is originally from Atlanta, Georgia.

Rachel Friedman is a graduate of Emory University with degrees in History and International Relations. She interned with FDD, AEI, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Rachel held summer fellowships with the Tikvah Fund and the Alexander Hamilton Society, and is spending a semester studying at a religious seminary in Israel.

Lucy Meurer is a graduating senior at University studying English Literature. She studied abroad at the University of Oxford, where she hopes to return to read for an M.Phil. in English Studies.

10/02/2026

Even in moments of real disagreement, something rare can happen.

2025 alumna and University of Notre Dame student Elizabeth Mitchell recalls a seminar where things got heated—but mutual respect and generosity carried the conversation forward.

“I've never had so much exposure to people who are so knowledgeable but also so charitable with one another… an experience I’ll be eternally grateful for.”

That spirit of civil discourse is at the heart of the .

Learn more: https://hertogfoundation.org/programs/political-studies

How did the history of the American West become legend—and what does that legend tell us about America?This winter, join...
09/28/2026

How did the history of the American West become legend—and what does that legend tell us about America?

This winter, join Cheryl Miller to read Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove, a novel of friendship, courage, violence, civilization, and wilderness.

Applications due November 16: https://hertogfoundation.org/courses/lonesome-dove

Meet our 2026 Summer Fellows from Harvard University!Amelia Barnum is a junior studying Social Studies from New York Cit...
09/25/2026

Meet our 2026 Summer Fellows from Harvard University!

Amelia Barnum is a junior studying Social Studies from New York City. She is an editor for The Harvard Crimson’s Editorial Board, a citizenship test tutor, and a Peer Advising Fellow. She is also a research assistant under Professor Jeff Miron.

Caroline Rubin is a senior studying Social Studies and the Comparative Study of Religion. She is an Editor-At-Large and Arts Comp Director for The Harvard Crimson and co-president of MEOR. Caroline has worked at Legal Aid of Collier County, and has taught political theory to students in Nafplio, Greece.

Mariia Hnatiuk is a senior studying Economics from village Moschun, Bucha region, Ukraine. She spent the past semester studying abroad at the University of Oxford, focusing on economics, politics, and criminology. Mariia is training as a manual-control FPV drone pilot in Ukraine.

09/25/2026

Join Professor Angel Parham of the University of Virginia for four weeks this January to plumb the depths of 's beautiful and complex novel, .

Apply by November 16 to explore Morrison's answers to the questions stirring at the heart of this work: What is the meaning of “home”? How do memory and forgetting, failure and aspiration, shape our understanding of who we are and where we come from?

Explore this and other upcoming seminars at hertogfoundation.org.

Missed the deadline for our Fall seminars? You still have time to join us this Winter.Applications are now open for our ...
09/21/2026

Missed the deadline for our Fall seminars? You still have time to join us this Winter.

Applications are now open for our Winter Humanities at Hertog seminars, featuring Anna Karenina, 1984, The Magic Mountain, Lonesome Dove, Song of Solomon, and more.

Explore the seminars and apply by November 16:https://hertogfoundation.org/humanities

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