The 2021-22 Berlin Journal
The forthcoming Berlin Journal, to be published in early October, features a range of essays, stories, and artwork by this year's class of fellows.
The Fall 2021 Program
Download the fall 2021 program, featuring topics from the future of money to Merkel's legacy to America's first drag queen.
The 2021-22 Berlin Prize Fellows
The American Academy in Berlin has granted twenty-two fellowships for fall 2021 and spring 2022 to American or US-based scholars, writers, composers, and artists.
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The chief US negotiator for the Paris Climate Agreement discusses the Biden Administrations environmental policy.