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March 19, 2020
The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development describes a new joint project of the Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, and World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) to collect and communicate information related to religious action responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Berkley Center Senior Fellow and WFDD Executive Director Katherine Marshall is a project leader.
March 19, 2020
In a Daily Comment for the New Yorker Berkley Center Senior Fellow Paul Elie writes about our society's wont to describe this-that-&-the-other trend with the language of "virus" and "epidemic"—and how this may have made it hard us to see actual viruses as the clear and present dangers they are.
March 2, 2020
During a March 2 event hosted as part of Danielle Vella’s book tour for the recently released Dying to Live: Stories on the Road to Freedom, panelists shared their insights on the importance of recognizing and respecting the humanity of each individual and his or her unique migratory experience.
February 25, 2020
Georgetown hosted a panel discussion on race and religion in The Amen Corner by acclaimed African-American author James Baldwin. This event received support from the Doyle Engaging Difference Program.
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January 1, 2026
In a Liberty Fund essay, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on what the founding document left open once independence was declared, arguing that the declaration offers guiding ideals, but the work of turning those principles into reality falls to each generation.
December 11, 2025
In November 2025 the Georgetown Global Dialogues and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona brought together writers and critics to address the relationship between human frailty and global solidarity, with a focus on voices from the Global South. Videos of the panel discussions are now available.
November 12, 2025
In her investigation, 2025 Pulitzer Fellow Nicole Abudayeh uncovers the precarious conditions faced by undocumented Moroccan women in Ceuta, revealing how social, legal, and economic barriers leave them vulnerable.
October 31, 2025
In the 11th Annual Costan Lecture, Breytenbach used inscriptions on tombs and other monuments as test cases to determine the degree to which Christians (at different places, at different times, under difficult circumstances) lived up to their ideals. Faculty Fellow Julia Lamm is the founding director of the lecture series.
