A few more impressions of the American Academy in Berlin's sparkly 25th Anniversary Gala in NYC. A rare occasion to reavow shared transatlantic values & celebrate three luminaries: philanthropist Marina Kellen French, visual artist Julie Mehretu, & former European Central Bank pres. Mario Draghi.

Last night, the American Academy in Berlin celebrated 25 years of transatlantic exchange with an anniversary gala in NY. Honored were philanthropist & Academy trustee Marina Kellen French; visual artist, Academy trustee & alumna Julie Mehretu; & former European Central Bank pres. Mario Draghi.

Congratulations The American Academy in Berlin 25th anniversary and honoree Julie Mehretu 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for having me at the wonderful event #EJK Marian Goodman Gallery at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Back in New York City to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Berlin's The American Academy in Berlin. It does an outstanding job of maintaining and strengthening the intellectual, cultural, and political ties between the U.S. and Germany - building the networks on which our relationship thrives.

Spring fellow & @Umich prof. of German cultural history Johannes & Academy trustee & dir. of Neue Nationalgalerie Klaus Biesenbach in Jason Farago's Jason Farago piece on how Berlin has been upended by debate on what can & can't be said about the Israel-Hamas war buff.ly/4aFHYuw

The new 'Vision & Justice' book series by Aperture Magazine highlights overlooked Black photographers. Check out spring fellow & African American Studies prof. Leigh Raiford's (@professoroddjob) take on this history as a series co-editor in the The New York Times: buff.ly/4apWhnA

Join us next week for a deep dive on literary translation with spring fellow, translator & WordsWithoutBorders founding editor samantha schnee. In discussion with writer Irati Elorrieta & translators Katy Derbyshire, Mui Poopoksakul & Saskia Vogel. Register here: buff.ly/3TJy2cO

New Yorkers! Join Academy alumna and artist Özge Samanci TOMORROW for a discussion of her new graphic novel 'Evil Eyes Sea,' a mystery set in Istanbul before the 1995-96 elections against a background of political propaganda. Register here: buff.ly/4akLxqo

Epidemiology is 'not very good at painting the big picture,' spring fellow & public health prof. Albert Hofman said last week at his talk on why the field is so bad at identifying epidemics. Special thanks to Prof. Karl Lauterbach for the welcoming remarks! 📺: buff.ly/3x7l5BU

Watch as Prof. Mark Copelovitch explains why understanding the dollar supremacy is crucial for comprehending the dynamics of power and hegemony on the international stage: ow.ly/nouw50QHH7H The American Academy in Berlin #esmtberlin #economics #foreignpolicy

'I'm interested in the way quotidian photographs, quiet images of the domestic, of family, of the everyday & unspectacular, give shape to our understanding and visualization of Black life'–spring 2024 fellow & UC Berkeley Prof. Leigh Raiford. Full video: buff.ly/3VpKGAd

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🇺🇸🗣️ Harvard University #PublicHealth Prof. Albert Hofman, spring fellow The American Academy in Berlin in Berlin, met with our Centre for International Health Protection and our Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring. In his talk, he advocated for a revival of descriptive #epidemiology .

Join Leigh Raiford Leigh Raiford, spring 2024 fellow & African American Studies prof., at ICI Berlin next week for a talk exploring former Black Panther Kathleen Neal Cleaver's album documenting her family's exile in Algeria and France (1969-72): buff.ly/3OT0ZBj

Great to have Federal Minister of Health Prof. Karl Lauterbach at the Academy last night for a dinner and discussion with spring 2024 fellow and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health epidemiologist Albert Hofman.