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

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.

New Academy President: Ambassador Daniel Benjamin

The American Academy in Berlin has appointed Ambassador Daniel Benjamin as its new president. Benjamin is currently director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College.

Singing to Glaciers

In this podcast, cultural anthropologists Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe discuss their research into Icelandic traditions, melting glaciers, and a global sense of precariousness.

Nina von Maltzahn (1941-2022)

The American Academy mourns the passing of Nina von Maltzahn -- longtime trustee, friend, advisor, and one of its most generous supporters.

Announcing the 2019-20 Class of Berlin Prize Fellows

BERLIN—May 7, 2019—The American Academy in Berlin has awarded Berlin Prizes—semester-long fellowships in Berlin—to twenty scholars, writers, and artists for fall 2019 and spring 2020.

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.

Remembering Richard K. Goeltz (1942-2020)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the loss of trustee emeritus Richard K.Goeltz, who served the Academy as finance committee chair from 2008-2014.

Welcoming the Fall 2019 Fellows

Academy supporters, friends, and colleagues gathered at the lakeside Hans Arnhold Center to welcome the fall 2019 class of fellows.

The 2020-21 Berlin Journal

The 2020-21 Berlin Journal features articles, essays, fiction, and drawings by Academy fellows and guests, with a focus section on race, power, and empire.

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 2018-19 Berlin Prize

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

James Kirchick on the End of Europe

At an Academy Breakfast Discussion, Brookings Institution fellow James Kirchick discussed his less-than-cheery views of Europe's future.

Next Generation

What was like to be the first black person at an all-white private school in…

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.

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 2017 Henry A. Kissinger Prize

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

The 2020-21 Berlin Prize Fellows

Berlin Prize fellowships have been awarded to 21 US-based scholars, writers, and artists.

Remembering Anna-Maria Kellen (1918-2017)

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

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.

Al Gore at the American Academy

On August 7, former US Vice President Al Gore visited the American Academy, on the occasion of his new film, An Inconvenient Sequel.

The 2021 Henry A. Kissinger Prize

The 2021 Henry A. Kissinger Prize has been awarded to General James N. Mattis, twenty-sixth U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Alumni Seminar in New York

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

Timothy Snyder on Language and “Not-Even Fascism”

Historian Timothy Snyder spoke about language and fascism at an event hosted with Intelligence Squared Germany.

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.

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."

Inaugurating the Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitorship

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

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.

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