Welcome to Digital Transatlantic Dialogue, an online platform sent throughout the month to keep our community in discussion about transatlantic affairs while we suspend in-person events.

You'll find news from France and the US, updates from program participants, upcoming digital events, notes from staff members on what they're doing to manage stress, and more. For breaking news about COVID-19, we've included a set of links to news sources, the CDC, and the French Ministry of Health at the bottom of the page.
Upcoming Webinar
Grab a drink, gather your family, or have a seat on the comfiest chair in your home. Our next Zoom webinar will feature a reading of author Karin Tanabe's new book for all who would like to listen. You do not need a Zoom account to join. Click below to RSVP.


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Author & Young Leader '18

  • Topic: Reading of Karin's new book
  • Date & Time: Thursday, April 9 at 7:00pm ET
  • RSVP: Click HERE to sign up. Registered guests will receive a link to join in the days leading up to the event.
News
  • "Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced the formation of a special bipartisan House committee to oversee the Trump administration’s distribution of more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief funds over the next several months.(...)"

  • "The coronavirus has delayed another big event. This time it's the Democratic National Convention. Amid ongoing questions about when traditional presidential campaigning — and the travel and large crowds it entails — will be able to resume, the Democratic National Committee has delayed its nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17. It had been scheduled for the week of July 13.(...)"

  • "James Campbell jogged to the end of his fenced-in yard, turning around when he reached the garden shed. He bounded back to the patio, sneakers pounding a postage stamp-sized patch of grass. He spun around and repeated the loop again. And again. And again.(...)"

  • "As the country shuts down city by city and families are being confined to their homes, one thing’s for sure: Americans are baking.(...)"
Download the Misinformation Tracking Tool
On April 1, we hosted Chine Labbe of NewsGuard Technologies at our weekly webinar to discuss Fake News surrounding COVID-19.

NewsGuard is offering a tracking tool for free (until July 1) to help users verify the credibility of over 4,000 websites. Download the browser extension HERE.
For The Weekend
  • Watch footage of the Eiffel Tower from March 31, 1889

  • "Que vous habitiez en milieu urbain ou à la campagne, dans un appartement ou une maison, si vous voyez un bout de ciel vous pouvez faire des observations en avril.(...)"
Breaking News Sources on COVID-19
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