Watch: “Humanism and the Possibilities of Renewal” with David Brooks, Cristal Logan & Todd Breyfogle

<div class="header alignfull header--article header--min-height-full has-background has-tonal-black-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-category"> Blog Posts</div></div></div> <h1 class="header__title has-h1-display-variant">Archives</h1> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="favorite-block"> <button class="favorite" data-id="318870" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button></div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--date"> October 2, 2026</div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-program_tax"> Aspen-Kern Program for Leadership and Character in Higher Education</div></div></div> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-style-contour-lines has-primary-wash-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)"> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a59044aa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="722" style="object-position:50% 50%" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-09-at-5.17.26-PM-1500x722.png" alt="" class="wp-image-318872"/></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">On July 26, 2025, David Brooks (New York Times columnist, best-selling author, and chair of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute) joined Todd Breyfogle (Senior Advisor for Humanistic Studies and Practices, Aspen Institute; Aspen-Kern Program for Leadership and Character in Higher Education) and Cristal Logan for “Humanism and the Possibilities of Renewal,” streamed live as part of the Aspen Institute’s 75th Anniversary Community Celebration.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The thought-provoking conversation explores how humanism can help renew our personal lives, our communities, and our culture. Watch the full conversation below:</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Humanism and the Possibilities of Renewal" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FUSNGoahJ2o?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <h3 id="h-" class="wp-block-heading has-h4-variant"></h3> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a59044aa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"></div> </div> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/watch-humanism-and-the-possibility-of-renewal-with-david-brooks-cristal-logan-todd-breyfogle/">Watch: &#8220;Humanism and the Possibilities of Renewal&#8221; with David Brooks, Cristal Logan &amp; Todd Breyfogle</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org">Aspen Institute</a>.</p>