CAMPUS CONVERSATION SERIES
BINST Students Attend Campus Events Together and Discuss
Join the Berkeley Institute for a series designed to connect students with the rich intellectual resources of UC Berkeley. Each series event will begin with attending a talk hosted by the Townsend Center. Afterward, we’ll gather over a dinner, hosted by the Berkeley Institute, to reflect, process, and connect the event’s ideas to the conversations we’ve been having under our Spring 2025 Semester Theme, “Varieties of Thinking.”
We’re excited to encourage engagement with resources available to undergraduate and graduate students, to provide a helpful way to take advantage of those resources, and to embrace the benefits of thinking together.
NOTE: The Berkeley Institute is not affiliated with any center on campus, and is not co-sponsoring the below events. The aim of this series is to encourage campus engagement among Berkeley Institute students and to provide a forum afterwards for discussion. Students are welcome to attend any Townsend Center event throughout the semester. See HERE for a list of their events this semester.
To participate in the dinner, event attendance is required. Space is limited.
Reach out to info@binst.org with any questions.
Berkeley Institute Dinner following
The Case for a Philosophical Life
Agnes Callard in Conversation with Judith Butler at the Townsend Center
Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 5:00 pm at Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall (arrive by 4:40PM)
Berkeley Institute Dinner following
Jamaica Kincaid
In Conversation with Stephen Best at the Townsend Center
Wednesday, Mar 12, 2025 5:00 pm at Zellerbach Playhouse (arrive by 4:40PM)
Berkeley Institute Dinner following
How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are
Alva Noë at the Townsend Center
Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall
(arrive by 11:40AM)