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UPCOMING EVENTS
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FALL 2023 EVENTS

  • The Good Life Reading Group
    The Good Life Reading Group
    Multiple Dates
    Nov 30, 2023, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This program is for Austin’s young professionals. We created a space, a recurring occasion for cultural enrichment, dialogue, and personal growth. We meet every other week on Thursday nights. Register to save your spot and spread the word!
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  • Penpals vs Online Dating
    Penpals vs Online Dating
    Dec 01, 2023, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Join us for a movie night and a discussion on the topic of dating.
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  • What's Wrong With Divorce?
    What's Wrong With Divorce?
    Multiple Dates
    Dec 04, 2023, 7:00 PM – Dec 05, 2023, 9:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    What's the big deal about divorce? Why should we read and talk about it when everyone around us seems to be fine with it? The truth is: no matter what our family background, our age, or our state in life is, we all need to rediscover the immense impact that family life has on us and on our culture.
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  • The Good Life + (Level 2)
    The Good Life + (Level 2)
    Multiple Dates
    Dec 05, 2023, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall or Zoom, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This coming fall, we are starting a new Good Life Reading Group + (Level 2). It will be open to all individuals above forty --or younger, but who do not feel they are "young professionals" anymore. Our first meeting will be in September and then continue every other week.
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  • The Academic Good Life
    The Academic Good Life
    Multiple Dates
    Jan 12, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    The Good Life of the Austin Institute opens its doors to students (again!). We will read books addressing some of the main problems of our current culture -- looking for real and practical solutions, and always striving to seek the truth together.
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  • Graduate Dialogues
    Graduate Dialogues
    Multiple Dates
    Nov 29, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This program is reserved for UT graduate students (and spouses) and is structured as a series of conversations around a dinner table. Dinner is provided, but prior registration is required. One or two short articles --our conversations starters--will be sent beforehand.
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GRADUATE STUDENT COMMUNITY

If you are a graduate student and you are looking for an enriching intellectual community, click the button below to join!

     

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMMUNITY

If you are an undergraduate student and you are looking for an enriching intellectual community, click the button below to join!

     

HOST YOUR OWN READING GROUP

If you are interested in hosting your own reading group, have a bunch of friends who would love to join you, but cannot find the right location for it, Stumberg Hall might be the right place for you! We are very close to campus, have plenty of indoor and outdoor space, and you are always welcome to drink our great coffee.​

     

OFFICE HOURS

If you have any questions or requests for Dr. Marianna Orlandi, you can email her at: mo@austin-institute.org

     
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