Two Faculty Associates Named 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows

Faculty Associate Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies at Harvard University, and Ya-Wen Lei, professor of sociology at Harvard University, are both 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows. The prize, distributed by the American Academy in Berlin, goes to distinguished US-based scholars, writers, composers, and artists. The prize provides time, space, and resources to pursue projects while collaborating with Berlin partners. Fellows share their work with audiences through lectures, readings, and performances central to the Academy’s public program. Ya-Wen Lei will be a fellow during the fall of 2026 and will work on a project titled “Geopolitical Transplants: States, Firms, and the New Global Struggle for Technology.” Peter A. Hall will be a fellow during the spring of 2027 and will work on a project titled “The Political Economy of Opportunity.”