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Friday, April 24, 2026

The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Alexander Busch – Ph.D. Student in Management Science, Massachussetts Institute of Technology; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Monday, April 27, 2026

Senior Thesis Writers' Colloquium & Celebration
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Thesis Workshop for Juniors — Senior Thesis Writers' Colloquium & Celebration
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Chair Charles Clavey – Preceptor in Social Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Matt Reichert – Preceptor on Social Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Thomas Mann on Patriotism as the Love and Critique of Country
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Questions of Fascism and Democracy Lecture Series — Thomas Mann on Patriotism as the Love and Critique of Country
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Elaine Chen – Ph.D. Candidate in German Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
  • Discussant Jan-Paul Sandmann – Ph.D. Candidate in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Peter E. Gordon – Amabel B. James Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures; Department of Government; and Department of Philosophy, Harvard University

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Academic Freedom as a Value: Genealogy and Public Interest in Sustaining It
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Academic Freedom as a Value: Genealogy and Public Interest in Sustaining It
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Maria Stoicheva – Professor of Philosophy, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair George Soroka – Executive Officer, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Editor, Open Forum Series, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Religion as a Political Double-Edged Sword
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Seminar on European Development in a Historical Perspective — Religion as a Political Double-Edged Sword
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Felipe Valencia Cailcedo – Dean's Assistant Professor of Political Economy and Economics, Brown University
  • Chair Shao-Yu Jheng – Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Jan C. Jansen – Full Professor of Modern History, University of Tübingen; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Danilo Mandić – Associate Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Harvard University; Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, May 8, 2026

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