Eisenhower Academy Explores Culture and Crises of 1950s America

The eleventh annual Eisenhower Academy: A Summer History Institute will be held on July 6 - July 11, at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg College, Mount St. Mary's University, and The Dwight D. Eisenhower Society, the Academy will focus on the Eisenhower presidency, including the policies, events, crises, and the life-style of 1950s America.

Lectures and discussion throughout the week will cover new scholarship on the foreign and domestic policy of the Eisenhower administration. Topics include the Cold War, civil rights, 1950s economics and popular culture. Field trips include a visit to the Eisenhower National Historic Site and a walking tour of Eisenhower's Gettysburg. Participants will have the opportunity to interview Eisenhower friends and family members, and use primary source documents, film, video footage, and the Internet as research tools.

Two Pennsylvania professional education credits (60 ACT 48 hours) are available for attending the Academy. Three graduate credits are also offered through Mount Saint Mary's University for an additional free. Teachers, graduate students, and those who simply wish to learn more about Eisenhower and 1950s America are invited to attend.

The faculty includes Dr. Michael Birkner, Gettysburg College; Dr. Richard Immerman, Temple University; Dr. David Schuyler, Franklin and Marshall College; Dr. Daun Van Ee, Library of Congress; Bradley Peterson, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, 1954-1961; Dr. David Sicilia and Dr. Keith Olson, University of Maryland; Carol Hegeman, Eisenhower National Historic Site historian; Lee Ann Potter, National Archives education specialist; Dr. George Colburn, film maker and producer of The Eisenhower Era Education Project; Dr. Irwin Gellman, Visiting Scholar at Franklin and Marshall College; and Susan Eisenhower.

Joining the faculty for the first time this year are Dr. Van Gosse, Franklin and Marshall College; Dr. David Nichols, Southwestern College; Dr. Sharon Ullman, Bryn Mawr College; and Dr. David Oshinsky, University of Texas.

Total cost of the weeklong institute, including food, lodging in air-conditioned residence suites, field trips, and special evening events is $685 single occupancy. The day student rate is $380. For the Academy agenda or more information, call (717) 338-9114 Ext. 10 or e-mail john_joyce@nps.gov.

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