[learning opportunity] 2025 Oral History Summer Institute

Posted on by Kimberly Springer
Illustration commemorating Juneteenth, featuring a woman in a star-spangled dress holding a Juneteenth flag, with other figures celebrating, including a family portrait and a person gardening. Symbols of freedom and celebration like a drink with a straw, a house representing home, and a bicycle are also depicted against a red background.
Illustration from the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project, which will be featured in the 2025 Oral History Summer Institute.

Colleagues in the Columbia Center for Oral History Research welcome applications for the biannual 2025 Oral History Summer Institute.

This year’s theme is Speaking Up for Democracy: Oral History and Political Change.

The Summer Institute convenes for five days (July 14–18) with an additional workshop on hands-on techniques and implementation on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Visit the Summer Institute homepage for costs, housing advice, and further information.

Applying to the Oral History Summer Institute

Priority deadline: February 17th, 11:59 PM ET

General deadline: February 28th, 11:59 PM ET

Early decision: March 7th

Final decision: March 14th