The annual Henry L. Gates, Jr. Lectures, established in 2012 and administered by the Department of African American Studies at Yale, are endowed in the spirit of excellence that Professor Gates (Yale '73) brought to the Yale community, particularly in African American Studies, during his years of...

Wendell Berry has shaped the movements for agriculture and ecological sustainability. His poetry and essays flow from the rich American agrarian tradition. Berry reads from his latest novel and share his thoughts on living in harmony with the natural world.

Joseph Russo, Audrey and John Dusseau Emeritus Professor of Humanities and Classics at Haveford College, delivers the first annual Adam and Anne Amory Parry lecture, entitled, "The Ghost of Patroklos and the Language of Achilles". This talk is sponsored by the Department of Classics and...