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 ScheduleWe’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 ReceptionThursday, August 31 from 5:30-7:00PM 
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       Laurus Reading GroupA lunch hour monthly reading group open to the general public. 
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       Undergraduate Working GroupA 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, Historianfacilitated 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 2facilitated 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 Traditiona 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 Worka series of discussions facilitated by Ryan Reynolds, Natalya Nielson, and Helia Pouyanfar These discussion are open to students. 
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       Holiday PartyThursday, December 7 from 5:30-7PM 
