Berkley Center

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.

On May 7 Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall participated in a webinar that explored the recent actions taken by religious actors in the United States and Indonesia on pandemic response and identify opportunities to enhance the beneficial role religious institutions can play. Sponsored by the Indonesia-U.S. Council on Religion and Pluralism, video of the event is available on YouTube.