Upcoming Events

We invite current Columbia graduate students with questions about maintaining an inclusive teaching environment and all other aspects of pedagogy to drop by office hours on Fridays from 2:00–4:00 pm. We also welcome conversations about CTL fellowships, programs, services, job market preparation, and making progress in the Teaching Development Program (tdp.ctl.columbia.edu). No appointment is necessary; you can join us in-person in 212 Butler Library, or via Zoom. To join office hours via Zoom, email CTLgrads@columbia.edu to obtain the link. Learn more about what you can…

Join the CTL for a workshop for graduate students focused on giving you tools to assess students accurately, efficiently, and encouragingly. In this workshop, you will learn approaches for assessing student learning and providing feedback that encourages students to focus more on their improvement and less on bottom line scores. We will introduce tools to help streamline and standardize assessment and feedback, while helping students better understand what is valuable in the topic and discipline. Breakout groups during this session…

For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using a unique email address (one email address per registrant) by 4:00 pm on Feb. 17 for campus access. Names will be submitted…

PLEASE NOTE: For non-Columbia guests, registration is required to access the Morningside campus 24 hours prior to the event. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using a unique email address (one email address per registrant) by 12:00 PM…

For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using a unique email address (one email address per registrant) by 4:00 pm on Feb. 18 for campus access. Names will be submitted…

Registration Zoom Registration In-Person Registration for non CU affiliates Event Co-Sponsors Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities; Institute for Comparative Literature and Society This event is free and open to the public. The short story collection Jingu qiguan 今古奇觀 (Marvels New and Old, ca. 1644) tops the list of popular fiction in China in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Its ubiquity provides a unique opportunity to understand two important factors…

Information Session: Introduction to CTL Fellowships for Graduate Students (LTF, TOF, TAF, TAIF, CIRTL Fellowships)  Are you looking for ways to extend your pedagogical development? Would you like to be more involved with the Center for Teaching and Learning? Join the CTL’s Graduate Student Programs and Services team to learn more about paid fellowship opportunities at the CTL that provide Columbia doctoral students (and in some cases, MFA students at SOA) with sustained professional development experience. This information session will focus on the…

The CTL’s Graduate Student Programs and Services team invites current and past CTL Fellows, as well as doctoral and MFA students who have engaged extensively with CTL offerings, to join us for an information session we are offering on 2025-26 advanced fellowship opportunities at the CTL. NOTE: CTL's advanced fellowships entail substantial mentoring, oversight, and administrative duties, and they are generally awarded to students who have held CTL fellowships in the past. Students who have not previously participated in a CTL fellowship are invited to instead…