Library of Congress Main Reading Room
The Council of Scholars advises USCHS staff on the selection of scholars for presentations in “Scholars Series” webinars and Congressional Briefings, writings in The Capitol Dome, development of new educational features of the USCHS website, and other USCHS activities. Leading academics in fields related to the USCHS mission including American history, political history, art history, architecture, political science, public policy, economics, and law are eligible to serve on the Council of Scholars.
MEMBERS
Felicia A. Bell, PhD
Director of Public Engagement, “Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past,” Smithsonian Institution
Fergus Bordewich
Author and Historian
Joanne B. Freeman, PhD
Class of 1954 Professor of American History and of American Studies, Yale University
Gerald Gamm, PhD
Professor of Political Science and History, University of Rochester
Martha S. Jones, PhD, JD
Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
James Thurber, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Government, American University
Barbara Wolanin, PhD
Curator Emerita, Architect of the Capitol
Ex Officio:
Michele Cohen, PhD
Curator, Architect of the Capitol
