Winter 2026 Bulletin

Recent Member Events

An audience of people of all ages seated in rows.
Attendees gather at the University of California, Berkeley for “Generative AI Is Terrific, But Is It Really Legal?” a Morton L. Mandel Conversation organized by the Berkeley Committee for the greater Berkeley community on November 10, 2025. Photo by Nathan Phillips.

 

A man and woman dressed formally at an evening reception.
Teresa Woodruff (Michigan State University) and John Rogers Jr. (Ariel Investments) connect before their opening remarks on Americans’ collective responsibility to democracy at the October 27, 2025, Chicago Members’ Dinner. Photo by Eric Craig Studios.

 

Adults mingle in a formal library setting among museum display cases.
Members gather and view exhibits at the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library during the Michigan Members’ Reception on October 23, 2025. Photo by Patrick Meade.

 

A man in a suit speaking at a reception.
Goodwin Liu (Supreme Court of California) at the reception following the Morton L. Mandel Conversation on “Generative AI Is Terrific, But Is It Really Legal?” held at the University of California, Berkeley on November 10, 2025. Photo by Nathan Phillips.

 

8 formally dressed people pose in front of a fireplace.
Members and guests enjoy a reception at the Minneapolis Club on October 29, 2025. Photo by Justin Cox Photography.

 

Formally dressed adults enjoy a nighttime reception.
Kerwin Charles (Yale School of Management) and members enjoy a reception hosted by Charles for New Haven members on December 3, 2025. Photo by Tony Fiorini.

 

A man smiles during a reception.
Chicago Committee cochair Richard Morimoto (Northwestern University) and members enjoy a reception at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as part of the Chicago Members’ Dinner on October 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Craig Studios.

 

A man and a woman speak at a reception.
Daniel Spielman (Yale University) and Emily Bazelon (The New York Times) at the New Haven Members’ Reception hosted by the New Haven Committee on December 3, 2025. Photo by Tony Fiorini.

 

Three formally dressed panelists pose and smile.
Abhishek Nagaraj (Berkeley Haas School of Business), Pamela Samuelson (UC Berkeley School of Law), and Jennifer Tour Chayes (University of California, Berkeley) before their discussion on “Generative AI Is Terrific, But Is It Really Legal?” a Morton L. Mandel Conversation organized by the Academy’s Berkeley Committee on November 10, 2025. Photo by Nathan Phillips.
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