FACULTY MENTOR
Michael Kessler
Michael Kessler is Associate Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, and an Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. He works in Theology, Ethics (theological, philosophical, and political approaches), and the nexus of law, politics, and religion. Kessler received his Ph.D. ...
RELATED PROGRAM
Engagement with cultural and religious differences is a centerpiece of the Georgetown educational experience. The Center's undergraduate programs, part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Initiative, seek to deepen that engagement by empowering students as creators, and not just consumers of knowledge.
Undergraduate Fellows Seminars
The Undergraduate Fellows Program combines a four-credit seminar with a collaborative research project that addresses issues at the intersection of religion, culture, society and politics.
Along with the in-depth reading, writing, and dialogue typical of an upper-level seminar, student fellows conduct original research and formulate policy recommendations culminating in a written report.
As of 2009/10, the program is part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Initiative.
RELATED EVENTS
January 30, 2008
The 2007 Berkley Center Undergraduate Fellows Report entitled “Religious Advocates: A Force in US Politics?” was launched Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Berkley Center. The launch included discussion of the report from Prof. Jonathan Ladd and Prof. Clyde Wilcox of the Department of Government at Georgetown University as well as Prof. Mark Rozell, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. The event was moderated by project leaders and co-authors Jenna Cossman (COL ’09) and Todd Wintner (SFS ’08). The 2007 Undergraduate Fellows Program gave a select group of ten Georgetown undergraduates the resources to study the role of religious advocacy groups in United States politics. Under the direction of Professor Clyde Wilcox of the Department of Government, the Fellows spent the 2007 academic year defining their research agenda, collecting data on key issues relevant to the field of religious advocacy, and interviewing over 40 prominent religious advocacy organizations around the country.
January 30, 2008
The 2007 Berkley Center Undergraduate Fellows Report entitled “Religious Advocates: A Force in US Politics?” was launched Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Berkley Center on Religion, Peace and World Affairs. The launch included discussion of the report from Prof. Jonathan Ladd and Prof. Clyde Wilcox of the Department of Government at Georgetown University as well as Prof. Mark Rozell, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. The event was moderated by project leaders and co-authors Jenna Cossman (COL ’09) and Todd Wintner (SFS ’08).