Summer 2023 Gallery

We hosted our third Knowledge for Freedom seminar in July 2023, exposing rising high school seniors to significant texts in the history of American democracy while preparing them for college and citizenship. Below is a gallery of photos showcasing their experience.

THE SUMMER 2023 TEAM

CLASSROOM STUDY

Student listening — Professor Pinsker giving the morning lecture on a foundational text.

students waving — Students attended afternoon workshops on incorporating multimedia into their historical study.

GETTING COLLEGE READY

students studying pamphlet — Students attended a session with the head of Admission’s where they learned about college applications and how they can stand out.

THE OTHER LINCOLN-DOUGLASS DEBATES

Student debating — Team Douglass on the left with Team Lincoln on the right.

two students debating — Robert O’Groman posing a question to Laurent Duvert.

students standing — Students from the 2022 cohort returned as judges for the debate.

DICKINSON AND SLAVERY TOUR

student explaining image — Undergraduate interns Jordan Schucker and Henry Booth giving the Dickinson and Slavery tour.

FIELD TRIPS

Gettysburg National Military Park

Students in front of statue — Students were given a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield as well as the visitors center where they explored the exhibit.

Students near cannon — Ava Orcutt, Elena Rasmussen, Ava Fredrick and Safira Yisrael recreating a battle scene.

Washington D.C

student pointing — Students visited the Lincoln Memorial where they reinforced the texts they had studied in the classroom.

EXPLORING CARLISLE

waiting for ice cream — Students visited a local ice cream shop where they bonded over flavors.

MEET OUR SUMMER 2023 STAFF

graduate TA standing — Professor Pinsker and graduate TAs Lindsay Bowman, Cooper Wingert and Charlotte Goodman.

undergraduate tutors posing — Undergraduate tutors Arwyn Forbes, Henry Booth, Jordan Schucker, Etsub Taye and Professor Pinsker.