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Monday Coffeehouse

We hold weekly Coffeehouse every Monday from 4-5pm in the lobby of Rosenkranz Hall during the semester. Yale students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Upcoming Events

Are "We the People" still capable of constitutional reform?, with Professor Jill Lepore (Harvard University, The New Yorker)

February 5, 2026 12:30 pm—2:00 pm
Does love have a future?, with Samuel Kimbriel (Aspen Institute)

February 6, 2026 12:30 pm—2:00 pm
Is there a civic remedy for the restless soul?, with Jenna Storey (American Enterprise Institute)

February 9, 2026 12:30 pm—2:00 pm
Can the Faculty Lead the Contemporary University?, with Professor Sarah Igo (Vanderbilt University)

February 12, 2026 12:30 pm—2:00 pm
From The Unwinding to The Emergency with George Packer (The Atlantic), co-sponsored by Grace Hopper College

February 19, 2026 4:00 pm—5:30 pm
Fellows Intensive: Constitutional Democracy in America at 250

February 21, 2026 9:00 am—12:30 pm
Fellows Intensive: Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

February 21, 2026 1:00 pm—4:30 pm
The Radical Fund and the Lost Origins of American Liberalism, with Professor John Witt (Yale University)

March 5, 2026 4:00 pm—5:30 pm
Merit: Meaningful or Myth?- The Hyper Selective Admissions Process and Its Role in Modern Society, with Professor Daniel Markovits (Yale University) & Dean Jeremiah Quinlan (Yale University)

March 30, 2026 5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Past Events

Monday Coffeehouse

February 2, 2026 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Fellows Intensive: The Role of Universities in Civic Life

January 31, 2026 11:00 am—2:30 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

January 26, 2026 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Universities and Humility, with Andrew Delbanco (Teagle Foundation, Columbia University)

January 22, 2026 4:15 pm—5:45 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

January 12, 2026 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Fellows Intensive: Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

December 5, 2025 1:00 pm—5:00 pm
The Media Fracture, with Governor Christopher Christie

December 4, 2025 11:30 am—1:00 pm
A Conversation on Capital Punishment, with Elizabeth Bruenig (The Atlantic), co-sponsored by Grace Hopper College

December 3, 2025 4:00 pm—5:30 pm
How should universities think about pluralism?, with Laurie Patton (American Academy of Arts & Sciences)

December 3, 2025 9:00 am—10:30 am
Monday Coffeehouse

December 1, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Fellows Intensive: The Role of Universities in Civic Life

November 21, 2025 1:00 pm—5:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

November 17, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Fellows Intensive: Constitutional Democracy in America at 250

November 15, 2025 1:00 pm—5:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

November 10, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Reforming universities through executive action: A view from the White House, with Daniel Wasserman '19

November 3, 2025 5:00 pm—6:30 pm
Guest Coffeehouse: Can government work when politics don’t?, with Gregg Nunziata (Former General Counsel to Sen. Marco Rubio and Chief Nominations Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee) & Danny Werfel (Former IRS Commissioner and OMB Deputy Director)

November 3, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Should Universities Reform Themselves? An Opening Discussion, with Professor Beverly Gage (Yale University)

October 28, 2025 4:00 pm—5:30 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

October 27, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

October 20, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

October 13, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle over an American Ideal, with Professor Nicholas Buccola (Claremont McKenna College)

October 10, 2025 12:30 pm—2:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

October 6, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

September 29, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Guest Coffeehouse: Can human creativity flourish in the age of artificial intelligence?, with Professor Ben Zhao (University of Chicago)

September 22, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump, with Professor Molly Worthen (UNC-Chapel Hill)

September 19, 2025 4:00 pm—5:30 pm
Rediscovering the Civic Constitution: Beyond Veneration and Legalism to Citizenship

September 17, 2025 4:30 pm—8:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

September 15, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Monday Coffeehouse

September 8, 2025 4:00 pm—5:00 pm
Are Men Necessary?, with Ross Douthat (The New York Times)

April 18, 2025 12:00 pm—1:30 pm
Real News: Challenges in Covering Politics Today, with Molly Ball (The Wall Street Journal)

April 10, 2025 4:00 pm—5:30 pm