The University of Connecticut Foreign Policy Seminar (FPS) began in the fall of 1985 when then History Department Head Bruce Stave established a lecture series to honor Thomas G. Paterson, a highly respected historian of U.S. foreign relations and a member of the department since 1967. In November 1985, Arnold Offner of Boston University gave the inaugural lecture, based on his research on the foreign policy of Harry Truman. The Foreign Policy Seminar quickly gained a reputation as a venue for scholars from New England and beyond to discuss their scholarship in an informal, friendly setting.

Typically, the Foreign Policy Seminar meets in the basement lounge of Wood Hall. A reception starts at 4:30, with the lecture at 5:00 and Q&A, and a buffet dinner that follows.  For further information about the FPS, contact Frank Costigliola at frank.costigliola@uconn.edu