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Starr Center for the


Study of the American Experience

Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience explores the American experience in all its diversity and complexity, seeks creative approaches to illuminating the past, and inspires thoughtful conversation informed by history. Through educational programs, scholarship and public outreach, and a special focus on written history, the Starr Center seeks to bridge the divide between the academic world and the public at large.

Starr Center Stories

  • Sen. Birch Bayh at his most recent Washington College visit, with Jack Bohrer ’06.
    In Memoriam: Birch Bayh

    Birch Bayh, a Senior Fellow at the Starr Center, an American hero of historic stature, and an extraordinary mentor and friend to many Washington College students, faculty, and staff, died in the early morning hours of March 14.

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    Insights into Frederick Douglass

    PHOTO GALLERY: We welcomed acclaimed historian David Blight to campus to share stories from his recent biography of Eastern Shore native and famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass. While in conversation with The Starr Center’s Adam Goodheart,...

  • Maria Betancur Cardona ’20
    Summer in Paris

    With scholarship funding from Pi Delta Phi, the national French honor society, Maria Betancur Cardona ’20 has been selected to study at the American University in Paris this summer.

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    Tigerland: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing

    PHOTO GALLERY: It was a night to remember on Nov. 15 as students, staff and people from all over the Chestertown community braved the frosty weather to enjoy a talk by renowned author and journalist, ...

  • Spy History: Adam Goodheart on Washington College and the Mid-Shore

    02/18/19 The Chestertown Spy

    Adam Goodheart, Director of the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, is interviewed in this video by The Chestertown Spy about the deeper history of the founding of Washington College, placing it in context at the time of its founding right after the American Revolution.

  • As a rising senior, Rachel Brown ’16 was a student leader on a new-student orientation program aboard the Sultana.
    Writing the World

    Landing a job at National Geographic even before she had graduated, Rachel Brown ’16 hit the ground learning and hasn’t slowed down yet.