Berkley Center

Berkley Center Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach S.J., joins other leading scholars for a conference on "Catholic Social Teaching and Work with Migrants and Refugees at a Time of Uncertainty" on March 24, 2025. The event is co-sponsored by Jesuit Refugee Service/USA and the Center for Migration Studies of New York. 

On March 20, 2025, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall will speak on a panel at an event hosted by Religions for Peace entitled, "Women of Faith Transforming Communities Through Multi-Religious Action." This is a parallel gathering to the 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 69).

Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova's seminal work, Public Religions in the Modern World (1994), was recently highlighted in the Harvard Gazette. Raúl Zegarra, assistant professor of Roman Catholic theological studies at Harvard Divinity School, recommended the book and underscored its lasting impact. For further exploration of Casanova's work and its influence, see the Berkley Center's 2022 conference dedicated to the book. 

In a March 5 episode of the Optimist Podcast, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Becky Hsu joined host Yara Shahidi to discuss how cultures define happiness, the role of social connections in well-being, and how collective experiences shape personal fulfillment.