Berkeley Institute

PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS PROGRAM [THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT THEMATIC PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS FRAMEWORKS THAT ANIMATE THE AMERICAN FOUNDER?S VISION OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE LEGACY OF SUCH A VISION. EACH SEMESTER?S THEME AND COMMUNITY READ ? OUR CORE TEXT ? PROVIDE THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATION FOR A CLUSTER OF SEMINARS. THESE SEMINARS DRAW IN APPROXIMATELY 80 STUDENTS ACROSS THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND ARE LED BY AREA PROFESSORS AND INSTITUTE STAFF. WE HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF FOSTERING NEEDED CONVERSATIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT AND FORMING STUDENTS TO BE EXCELLENT THINKERS, ENGAGED CITIZENS, AND WHOLE HUMAN PERSONS.]