Meet at 11:00am outside of the Claremont entrance. Please join your Resident Fellows for a (socially distanced) trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s officially cherry blossom season, and their signature collection of cherry trees on the garden’s famous Cherry Esplanade have flowered. We will explore the Cherry Esplanade, the Cherry Walk, and the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and we’ll witness an exuberant display that changes day by day. Please note: We will meet safely OUTSIDE of the Claremont entrance at 11:00am. Sign up here by Friday, April 30 if you are interested in...

Current Residents: Receive Free Movie Snacks If You RSVP by Wednesday, April 28. Sign up here. Pick up snacks in the Map Lounge from 7:00pm-7:30pm Join us as we virtually screen two episodes of Marvel Studios’ captivating new series, “WandaVision.” The series is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. Does this series reveal anything about other Marvel characters or events, including the X-Men and the multiverse?...

Calling all D.C.-based Alumni! Join the  I-House D.C. Alumni Committee for a Picnic at the Park on  Saturday, May 8th at 3pm Eastern Time. The picnic will be potluck-style and held at Meridian Hill Park. We encourage you to bring your favorite dish or snack to share with fellow Alumni. REGISTER HERE * The exact meeting location will be provided after registration, along with the potluck sign-up sheet.

In honor of Earth Day April 22, International House is pleased to highlight some of the recent green initiatives undertaken by our dedicated Facilities team that support our long-term goals for sustainability, both as a residential facility and as an institution. • Cleaner air: In addition to running a top-notch air quality program across the facilities, I-House instituted a painting program with a mandate that all paints used in I-House projects and facilities maintenance be exclusively low VOC products, leading to a healthier environment and reduced carbon emissions. • Bright, efficient...

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, International House welcomed special guests from the Consulate General of Japan in New York. The visitors met with I-House residents and trustees and viewed the cherry blossoms in Sakura Park. Deputy Consul General Kenju Murakami and Cultural Attaché Masanari Taniai were greeted by three I-House residents: Anna Kudo, studying at Teacher’s College, Hiroyuki Shibuya, pursuing his Master’s in International Affairs at Columbia, and Eri Tayama, who received her Master’s at SIPA in February and currently works for UNICEF. Crown Prince and Princess of Japan entering...