Hertog Foundation

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.

09/04/2026

Two and a half centuries on and there is still much we can learn about the through careful reading in a group setting. Join American Enterprise Institute's Yuval Levin, Christopher Scalia, and Diana Schaub, Boston College's Ryan Hanley, and historian Darren Staloff in revisiting the documents that founded, challenged, and deepened the American Experiment.

Head to our website to explore our course on "America at 250" as well as our other Fall 2026 offerings. The deadline to apply — 9/8 @ 11:59pm ET — is quickly approaching! We hope you'll apply to join us.

Congratulations to the winners of last year's inaugural National Middle East History Competition: Hertog alumni Patrick ...
09/04/2026

Congratulations to the winners of last year's inaugural National Middle East History Competition: Hertog alumni Patrick McDonald and Annabel Wehrle!

NMEHC, hosted by The Tikvah Fund and The Alexander Hamilton Society, is a competition testing your knowledge of Middle Eastern history for a chance to win $7,000. The competition takes place in two rounds: an online qualifying round followed by a live competition in DC between the top eight finalists.

Register for this year's competition by September 7: tikvah.org/competition

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from Texas!Daniel Davidson is a graduate of Baylor University with degrees in Politic...
09/03/2026

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from Texas!

Daniel Davidson is a graduate of Baylor University with degrees in Political Science and Philosophy. He has interned for the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society, co-founded Baylor’s undergraduate Federalist Society chapter, and competed for Baylor’s nationally ranked moot court and mock trial teams. Daniel is from Houston, Texas.

Jude Frank is a rising senior at the University of Dallas studying Politics and English. He is the service chair of the Society of St. Joseph and the chair of the Administrative Functions committee in the Student Senate. Jude, a classically trained violinist, is from a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas.

Isabella Vennare is a graduate of Baylor University with degrees in Philosophy and Political Science. She has worked with The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy and The Federalist Society, and served as President of Baylor's Federalist Society chapter and an undergraduate research journal. Isabella will begin a M.P.P. with a concentration in American Politics at Pepperdine University in Fall 2026.

09/02/2026

"Demon" or "American Adam"? Hear Clemson University (Snow Institute for the Study of Capitalism) Professor Samuel Postell raise some of the themes students will consider in his seminar on 's Absalom, Absalom! The "epic of the American South."

SIX days remain to apply for our Fall 2026 seminars. Deadline: 9/8. We hope you'll join us!

Fall applications for close September 8! Apply for one of three online seminars:1) Liberal Education in America2) Amer...
09/02/2026

Fall applications for close September 8! Apply for one of three online seminars:

1) Liberal Education in America

2) America’s 250th

3) William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!

Each seminar brings a small group of readers together for close study and serious conversation.

Learn more and apply: https://hertogfoundation.org/programs/humanities

08/27/2026

What is a ? Does it, in fact, make us better humans? Better citizens? Can it do both? In his course on "Liberal Education in America," Prof. Paul Stern will guide students through such questions in an American context. Fellows will engage with & , the Founders, W. E. B. Du Bois & Booker T. Washington, Allan Bloom & Leo Strauss, among other great thinkers.

Applications due 9/8 at 11:59pm ET!

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from North Carolina! We have 2 fellows from UNC and 2 fellows from Duke.Ashley Dowdne...
08/25/2026

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from North Carolina! We have 2 fellows from UNC and 2 fellows from Duke.

Ashley Dowdney is a graduating senior studying Classics and Peace, War, and Defense at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has interned at AEI, the Hudson Institute, and was a Defense & Security Fellow with The Fund for American Studies. She is the founder and president of UNC’s Alexander Hamilton Society chapter and a senator of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies. Ashley is from Asheville, North Carolina.

Avery Mack is a rising junior at Duke University studying French and Political Science. She is a cadet in Air Force ROTC Detachment 585 and member of the Program in American Grand Strategy. Avery is originally from Pulaski, New York.

Ansley Marsh is a graduating senior at Duke University studying Public Policy and Arabic. She is an Army ROTC cadet and currently serves as the Ranger Challenge captain. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Duke Undergraduate Law Review and a member of the council for Duke’s Program in American Grand Strategy, and has worked as a testing center intern at White Sands Missile Range. Ansley is an alum of the Hertog Security Studies program.

Nadège Sirot is a rising junior at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Classics and Civic Life & Leadership. She has been an undergraduate learning assistant for a course called “Seeking the Just Society” and an Agora Fellow for Public Discourse. She is an alum of the Humanities at Hertog seminars.

Faulkner was often called the American Shakespeare. Absalom, Absalom! is the American epic of the South, yet it remains ...
08/21/2026

Faulkner was often called the American Shakespeare. Absalom, Absalom! is the American epic of the South, yet it remains relatively neglected.

This fall, a dedicated group of students will read his most difficult (and some argue best) novel. Apply by September 8 to join them: https://hertogfoundation.org/courses/absalom-absalom.

08/20/2026

"Even though it's not a work about history, it allows us to better understand the South than any work of history can."

A bold claim? You be the judge! Apply now to read 's Absalom, Absalom! with Professor Samuel Postell in our Fall 2026 seminar. Applications due September 8 at 11:59p.m. ET.

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from Houston, Texas!David Lee is a graduate of Rice University, with degrees in Polit...
08/18/2026

Welcome to our Summer 2026 Fellows from Houston, Texas!

David Lee is a graduate of Rice University, with degrees in Political Science and Transnational Asian Studies. He has worked in the Texas State Senate and on Capitol Hill, including with the U.S. House Select Committee on China. At Rice, he served as Chief of Staff of the Student Association.

Jorge Plaza is a rising senior at the University of St. Thomas in Houston studying Political Science. He is a peer tutor and mentor. Jorge is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Logan Tantibanchachai is a Judicial Researcher at First Liberty Institute, an Associate Fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, and a Braniff Fellow for Social Thought at the University of Dallas. Logan is the youngest-ever graduate of the University of Houston.

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