The Center has formed a partnership with the Philosophy and Society Initiative of the Aspen Institute to give our students and faculty the opportunity to build a philosophical community with national-level political leaders, journalists, and policy experts in Washington, D.C. We will soon announce additional partnerships that will bring students from Yale and New Haven into dialogue with communities around the country.
John Trumbull, The Battle of Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775 Yale University Art Gallery
Overcoming Divides and Embracing our Shared Humanity
“Whatever path you choose, I urge you to heed the humanity on view just a few steps away on Trumbull’s canvas. To remember that even in those moments of profound conflict, we can choose instead to be guided by a spirit of compassion. That we can choose to act with dignity toward those with whom we disagree. And that in a world divided, civility may be our most revolutionary act.”
Read Yale President Maurie McInnis’ First Baccalaureate Address