The Winter 2018 Program

From anti-sectarianism in the Middle East to surviving postwar Berlin, from the challenges of contemporary democracy to the sounds of migration, the winter 2018 program offers a range of topics to enlighten and inspire transatlantic discussion. Download the program here.

Image: Nora Al-Badri and Nikolai Nelles, Disentangled No. 1 (2017), detail

The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities

The American Academy in Berlin has been awarded a $1.4 million grant to establish the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship in the Humanities.

The Holbrooke Forum in Estonia

From November 5-7, 2017, in cooperation with the Tallinn-based International Centre for Security and Defence (ICDS), the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum held a seminar in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of its Digital Diplomacy Project.

The Global Triangle Project

On May 5, 2017, the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum hosted a workshop entitled The Global…

Sean Wilentz And Harry Liebersohn. Photo: Oscar Frasser

Alumni Seminar in New York

On the afternoon of April 5, 2018, the American Academy in Berlin held an alumni…

The Fall 2017 Class of Fellows

On the evening of Thursday, September 21, 2017, the American Academy welcomed its thirty-ninth class of…

Anna-Maria Kellen At The American Academy In Berlin, Spring 2006 (Photo: Annette Hornischer)

Remembering Anna-Maria Kellen (1918-2017)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Anna-Maria Kellen, who died in New…

The Spring 2017 Class of Fellows

On the evening of Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the American Academy welcomed its thirty-eighth class…

The 2017 Henry A. Kissinger Prize

On the evening of June 20, 2017, the trustees of the American Academy in Berlin awarded…

Photo: Ralph K. Penno / American Academy In Berlin

President Steinmeier Delivers the 2019 Fritz Stern Lecture

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered the 2019 Fritz Stern Lecture, entitled "Über Demokratie und Vernunft."

Senator John McCain At The American Academy In Berlin. Photo: Annette Hornischer

Remembering Senator John McCain (1936-2018)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Senator John McCain.

The Spring 2018 Program

This spring offers a range of timely lecture topics at the American Academy in Berlin,…

Remembering Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Helmut Kohl, a longstanding friend and…

William Drozdiak on Emmanuel Macron and the Future of Europe

A former president of the American Council on Germany, journalist William Drozdiak, is currently writing a book on Emmanuel Macron and the future of Europe.

The Winter 2019 Program

Download the winter 2019 program of lectures and discussions by resident fellows and Distinguished Visitors.

English Teacher Francine Jobatey And Michael Steinberg

Katholisches Schulzentrum Edith Stein

On the afternoon of Friday, April 13, 2018, American Academy president Michael P. Steinberg visited…

New Stuttgart Head-to-Head Series Partnerships

The American Academy’s Head-to-Head Series was established in 2012 to strengthen German-American ties in the…

The US Midterm Elections

National security expert Julie Smith, an Academy alumna and former adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, on the results of the midterm elections.

The Fall 2018 Program

As the fellowship program of the American Academy in Berlin celebrates its twentieth anniversary, our…

The 2018-19 Berlin Prize

BERLIN—April 25, 2018—The American Academy in Berlin has awarded Berlin Prizes—semester-long fellowships in Berlin—to 24…

Arthur Jafa At The American Academy In Berlin. Photo: Ralph K. Penno

Max Beckmann Talk with Arthur Jafa

On December 17, 2018, the American Academy in Berlin hosted Arthur Jafa as the 2018 Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitor.

The Fall 2017 Program

From an assessment of President Donald Trump's world to the rise of populism across the globe,…

Former US President George H.W. Bush Speaks At The 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize. Photo: Annette Hornischer

Remembering George H.W. Bush (1924-2018)

The American Academy mourns the passing of longtime friend George H.W. Bush.

Berlin Journal 32

The Berlin Journal offers an eclectic range of essays by the American Academy in Berlin's residential fellows and Distinguished Visitors.

Gayatri Spivak at the American Academy

Columbia University professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak was the 2017 Richard von Weizsäcker Distinguished Visitor at the Academy, where she delivered an October 17 talk on the great African American intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois.

Remembering Berthold Leibinger (1930-2018)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Berthold Leibinger, a longtime friend and benefactor.

From Left To Right: Jörg Lau, DIE ZEIT; Angela Stent, Georgetown University; Thomas Bagger, Office Of The President Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Daniela Schwarzer, German Council On Foreign Relations; Derek Chollet, German Marshall Fund Of The United States. Photo: Ralph K. Penno

Panel Discussion: US-German Relations One Year Later

Five experts on US-European and US-German relations convened at the American Academy for a panel discussion on Trump and transatlantic security.

The Spring 2019 Program

From the written world to monuments of nature to the language of sexual safety. The spring 2019 program.

Remembering Erivan Haub (1932-2018)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the loss of businessman Erivan Haub. Our thoughts are with his extended family, particularly his wife, Helga Haub, a dedicated former Academy trustee and donor, and an abiding supporter of the transatlantic relationship.

Max Beckmann, New York, 1950
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Foto: Charlotte Weidler

Inaugurating the Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitorship

In April 2017, the American Academy in Berlin inaugurates the Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitorship honoring…

The Spring 2017 Program

The spring 2017 public program includes lectures on the self-contained nuclear "plutopias" of the Cold War,…

Ben Rhodes Speaks With Terry McCarthy. Photo: Annette Hornischer

Ben Rhodes on the Two American Stories

Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor and speechwriter for President Obama, was at the Academy to discuss his new book.

David Miliband: “The Traditional System For Dealing With The Refugee Crisis Is Broken.” Photo: Ralph K. Penno

Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time

The president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee on the fate of refugees as "the political crisis of our time."

Kerry Bystrom And Zaher Alshamy. Photo: Annette Hornischer

Beyond “Wilkommenskultur”

The American Academy in cooperation with the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz hosted a panel discussion “Beyond ‘Willkommenskultur’: Artistic and Academic Approaches to Integration from a Transatlantic Perspective.”

Welcoming the Spring 2018 Class of Fellows

Presenting the spring 2018 class of fellows and their projects, with welcoming remarks by the editor-in-chief of Der Tagesspigel.

Celebrating Twenty Years of Fellowships

This fall, the American Academy in Berlin is proud to celebrate twenty years of Berlin…

Kerry James Marshall at the American Academy

From April 21 to May 1, the American Academy in Berlin hosted Chicago-based artist Kerry…

New President of the American Academy in Berlin: Terry McCarthy

The trustees of the American Academy in Berlin appointed Terry McCarthy as the institution’s next president on September 1, 2018. McCarthy, a prize-winning foreign correspondent, previously served as president and CEO of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.

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