Logistics

Participants will be housed in single dorm rooms on campus at Catholic University of America (CUA), a national research university with more than 5,000 undergrad and graduate students on a residential campus in the heart of DC. Founded in 1897, their campus is in Brookland, a well-established and safe neighborhood in northeast DC that is also home to many artists’ studios. It is a short walk from campus to the Brookland-CUA Metro stop, bookstores, drugstore, restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and an organic supermarket. 

The Folger’s special Teaching Shakespeare Institute school bus will pick up participants at the dorm each morning for the 20–30-minute trip to the Folger Shakespeare Library and return them to the CUA campus in the evening. 

The fee for living on campus is $1,200.00, including linens. If participants choose to live on campus, this amount will be deducted from their NEH stipend and paid directly to the university. While living on campus with their participating colleagues is not required, it is recommended. Housing in DC is expensive, and the CUA location represents no-frills, solid dorm living in a great neighborhood for a very good price. Living together also allows participants to work together on collaborative projects more easily and supports greater interaction among participants. 

Participants who desire to do so can earn graduate credits from Trinity Washington University at a reasonable cost. The Folger will post the specifics, numbers of grad credits and the cost, when finalized with Trinity. 

If a participant is interested in earning continuing education units or professional development credits, the Folger will send a detailed letter to the appropriate official outlining the specific work they have undertaken and completed during the Teaching Shakespeare Institute 2026.