• Resilience and Adaptation: Culture and the Corona Crisis

    Virtual Discussions

    Social distancing requirements have abruptly put a halt to most cultural events. While museums and libraries in some communities in the United States and in Europe slowly start to re-open, concerts, performances, and many other cultural events are being cancelled for the rest of the year. How can cultural institutions survive under such circumstances –...

  • Resilience and Adaptation: Media and the Corona Crisis

    Virtual Discussions

    ournalism and the media play an indispensable role in democracies – especially in times of crisis. How can journalists keep the public informed about the world around them in the...

  • Fighting Unemployment during the Corona Crisis: A Transatlantic Perspective

    Virtual Discussions

    Under the auspices of Deutschlandjahr USA 2018/19, the American Council on Germany and the Heidelberg University Association partnered to hold a series of in-person “Heidelberg Lectures.” Over the next few months, we plan to continue this collaboration in an online format as part of WunderbarTogether 2020. We hope you can join us on Friday, July 17 at...

  • A Marathon EU Summit: Compromise and Concessions

    Virtual Discussions

    After  days and nights of negotiations at the longest EU Summit in 20 years, European leaders announced that they had reached agreement regarding a $857 billion pandemic recovery plan. Leaving perhaps her final mark on the European Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel was instrumental in achieving European consensus regarding this new plan.   Join us Thursday, July...