Berkley Center

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall contributed to a PaRD webinar on religion and the COVID-19 pandemic on April 29, 2020. This article, published by PaRD, overviews her presentation on how faith engagement in past epidemics including Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and Zika can guide approaches to the coronavirus crisis. 

Managing Director Michael Kessler participated in a May 12 discussion on best practices for teaching and public scholarship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists addressed approaches to teaching religion remotely with fair grading options, conducting phone and videoconference classes in low-resource and low-tech environments, and responding to disruptions to tenure processes.

A May 14 Kennedy Institute of Ethics webinar will include Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., on a panel of Georgetown University experts addressing medical, legal, public health, and social justice concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic for the people outside the Global North.

Crux recaps our "The Papacy Confronts Coronavirus: A Conversation with Austen Ivereigh" event, which featured Austen Ivereigh, Kim Daniels, and Paul Elie discussing Pope Francis's insights and approach to leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.