How is the story of fashion written? What goes into the records, and what is lost to time? A panel on the history of fabric and fabricating fashion archives.
What has gone wrong in Macron's second term, and what has gone right? Where do we go from here? In partnership with the Overseas Press Club of America, journalists convene in a panel moderated by Vivienne Walt to discuss.
Meeting four of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series. This season: a reflection on how to lead a contemplative, vital, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world.
Explore what research-backed strategies and practices can be implemented at home to strengthen reading.
Simone de Beauvoir’s lived experiences were instrumental to the development of her philosophy. Who was the woman behind The Second Sex?
How does one write one’s way out of a traumatic event? Does disaster inevitably resist narrative? Preti Taneja speaks on language, loss, and possibilities of resolution.
Meeting three of Ecologues, a series of interactive webinars featuring experts on various aspects of the environmental crisis. Organized in partnership with News Decoder and the Climate Academy at the European School of Brussels.
Bestselling author Mohsin Hamid speaks on new visions of society, the self, and others in the post-racial world of new novel The Last White Man.
Author Jenny Erpenbeck converses with novelist Claire Messud about shared histories, divergent perspectives, and common life in the divided city of 1986 Berlin.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Learn about how to gain an elite education without breaking the bank.
Find out how to evaluate university programs to find the right fit.
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