CURRENT PROGRAMS
Our programs are free of charge. Unless otherwise stated, all programs are open to undergraduate and graduate students, and require no prior knowledge or experience.
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RRR Week Schedule
We’re open for RRR week 📚Come by for a place to study. We will have coffee, tea, and snacks available. RSVP isn’t required for Open Hours — drop in as your schedule allows.
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Fall 2023 Opening Reception
Thursday, August 31 from 5:30-7:00PM
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Laurus Reading Group
A lunch hour monthly reading group open to the general public.
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Undergraduate Working Group
A working group for undergraduates on “thinking about thinking” that will meet throughout the fall semester. Register to participate in this working group by Friday, September 15.
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William Shakespeare, Historian
facilitated by Professor David Marno
Mondays, October 16 and 23 from 6-7:15PMThis is a two-session seminar for students and faculty.
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Old-School, Take 2
facilitated by Professor Chiyuma Elliott and Dr. Chad Hegelmeyer
Thursdays, October 26 and November 16 from 5:15-6:30PM; ZoomBoth virtual events in this series are co-sponsored by the African American Intellectual Traditions Initiative. This series is open to BINST alumni and friends of the Berkeley Institute.
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Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright: Two Approaches to Intellectual Tradition
a talk by Dr. Dena Fehrenbacher
Wednesday, November 1 from 5:30-7PMThis event is co-sponsored by the African American Intellectual Traditions Initiative. It is open to the general public.
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What Should History of Philosophy Be?
facilitated by Professor Kristin Primus
Tuesdays, November 7 and 14 from 5:30-7PMThis is a two-session seminar for students and faculty.
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Religious Traditions and Intellectual Work
a series of discussions facilitated by Ryan Reynolds, Natalya Nielson, and Helia Pouyanfar
These discussion are open to students.
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Holiday Party
Thursday, December 7 from 5:30-7PM