Nominate Chairs to the Kluge Center at Library of Congress Now

Each year, the John W. Kluge Center in the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building brings a small number of prominent scholars and thinkers to the Library to use the rich and often unique materials available. Appointees are chosen on the basis of intellectual accomplishment and the ability to communicate ideas to a broad audience. Kluge Center Chairs stimulate thinking by sharing their insight and analysis through informal discussions and formal presentations within the Center and the Library.

There are eight Chairs at the Kluge Center that are filled by nomination:

• The Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance focuses on legal, constitutional, and political issues related to the institutions of American government.
• The Kluge Chair in Technology and Society focuses on the impact of fast-changing technologies on human societies.
• The Kluge Chair in Modern Culture focuses on modern arts and media and their impact on civic life.
• The Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North focuses on the history and cultures of North America, Europe, Russia, and East Asia.
• The Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South focuses on the history and cultures of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
• The Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas supports scholars in archaeology, history, cartography, epigraphy, linguistics, ethno-history, ethnography, bibliography, and sociology, with an emphasis on projects that combine disciplines in novel and productive ways. With a focus on the Western Hemisphere, the Chair may consider regions from the Arctic to Patagonia, including the Caribbean, from the eras before the arrival of Europeans to about 1825.
• The Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations supports research on foreign policy and international affairs.
• The Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History supports exploration of the history of America with special attention to the ethical dimensions of domestic economic, political, and social policies.

More information about Kluge Center chairs may be found on the website.

This year’s submission deadline is October 18, 2024, which gives the Library ample time to conduct a rigorous evaluation in view of making offers on or around June 1, 2025 for appointments beginning in September 2026 and following.

To offer nominations for any of these chair positions, please provide the name and a short statement of rationale for up to three candidates per chair, and send via e-mail to klugechairs@loc.gov, without sharing news of your submission with colleagues or nominees.