Upcoming Events

Speaker: Noa Hegesh, Tel Aviv University Time: April 11, 2025 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. **Please use the ‘Request Pre-circulated Paper’ link to RSVP by April 6. All visitors without a CUID are required to receive pre-authorization to gain access to Morningside campus as per guidelines of Columbia Morningside campus access. Attendees must present a government-issued ID with their name matching exactly the name registered for the event, along with…

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  Apr. 14 at 4:00 pm for campus access. Names will be…

Speaker: Peter Moody, Professorial Lecturer, the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow Moderator: Jungwon Kim, King Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies, EALAC, Columbia University A 45-50-minute talk followed by Q and A. Dr. Moody will discuss North Korean society and politics through the medium of music. Speaker's Bio: Dr. Peter G. Moody is a historian of Modern Korea. He received his PhD from Columbia University in 2023 and subsequently served as a Research Professor at Korea…

Among the world’s languages, Vietnamese provides unique insight into the cosmopolitan dynamism of premodern Asia. Modern notions of language history are often constrained by nationalist narratives, focused on bolstering a particular nation’s social, cultural, or political identities. A closer look at the Vietnamese language reveals a rich record of interaction and transformation that does not fit easily within modern nation-state lines or boundaries. By employing philological, textual, and comparative linguistic methodologies, John D. Phan uncovers the history of a Sinitic…

Looking for a supportive place to try out instructional approaches? This Practice Teaching session (formerly known as “Microteaching”) will pair you with a trained peer facilitator and a group of 3-4 other graduate students. Together, you and your fellow participants will take turns delivering short (<10 min.) samples of instruction to each other. After each teaching sample, your facilitator and your peers will offer structured feedback to support your teaching. Whether you are currently teaching at Columbia or not, all…

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. If you can't make office hours but…

Are you drafting a syllabus? Whether the syllabus is for the Teaching Scholars program, the academic job market, or a dream course in the future, join us to begin designing an effective, student-centered syllabus from scratch. During this Syllabus from Scratch workshop, participants will learn about the elements of an effective and inclusive syllabus, define course learning goals, and discuss assessments that can promote student learning, engagement, and accessibility in their course. This session is facilitated by Caitlin DeClercq, Senior…