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In welcome remarks delivered to the 2025–26 class of IAS scholars, Director and Leon Levy Professor David Nirenberg reflected on the Institute’s role as "a special place" dedicated to discovery. He emphasized how the Institute's history, culture of solitude and community, and spirit of dialogue create an environment where scholars can push the boundaries of knowledge.

In 2025, the Institute's Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center made a remarkable array of new acquisitions—gifts and transfers that represent a cross-section of the four IAS Schools as well as a wide spectrum of the scholarly community. The collections preserve stories of the scholars who have shaped the Institute’s legacy and, by extension, the world of ideas.