“The subject matter of the liberal arts is life."
- Mark Van Doren
The Morningside Institute brings scholars and students together to examine human life beyond the classroom and consider its deepest questions through the life of New York City.
Join Professor Richard John and Hirsh Chitkara (Columbia) for a series on the new “Tech Right” and their shared commitments and profound disagreements.
Join Nicholas Teh (Notre Dame) for a lunch talk on Confucius, Pieper, and Anscombe.
Join Ahmed Almadlouh, Joseph Marshall, and Dan Davis (Columbia) as they read Roger Scruton’s The Soul of the World over lunch.
Join Morningside for a guided tour of the Frick Collection and its exhibit on the Holy Sepulcher.
Join renowned Dante scholar Professor Teodolinda Barolini to read Dante’s Inferno across one academic year.
Join Dr. Nathaniel Peters for a dinner discussion on Arvo Pärt before heading to Carnegie Hall for a concert by the Estonian Festival Orchestra.
Join Dr. Nathaniel Peters and David Oakley for a lunch discussion on Augustine’s Confessions.
Join Nathaniel Peters (Morningside) for a seminar series on how our views on ambition have changed from antiquity through the early days of the American Republic, up to our own time
Join Ahmed Almadlouh, Joseph Marshall, and Dan Davis (Columbia) as they read Roger Scruton’s The Soul of the World over lunch.
Join Dr. Nathaniel Peters and David Oakley for a lunch discussion on Augustine’s Confessions.
Join renowned Dante scholar Professor Teodolinda Barolini to read Dante’s Inferno across one academic year.
Join Dr. Nathaniel Peters and David Oakley for a lunch discussion on Augustine’s Confessions.
