The Center for Irish Studies at Villanova University Podcast Series

The Center for Irish Studies at Villanova University has been a leader for four decades in interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship on Ireland in a global framework. The Center connects students to local community organizations while also preparing them to become citizens equipped to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. Through liberal arts-focused academics across a range of nine disciplines, multi-disciplinary scholarship and key partnerships, the Center provides students with research, study abroad and employment opportunities.  The Center is affiliated with organizations including the Abbey Theatre, Irish American Business Chamber & Network, the Jackie Clarke Museum and Library, and Princess Grace Irish Library, and serves as an invaluable resource for the Irish-American community through its programming and digitization projects.  The Center’s unique academic value is exemplified by The Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Chair of Irish Studies, a position held each academic year by a distinguished Irish writer which has become one of the most prestigious Irish Studies positions in the U.S.  The Center is supported by a generous grant by the Connelly Foundation.  This podcast series aims to bring these unique voices and experiences to a wider audience.