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December 2022
The Japanese Economy (A Lecture with Dr. Randall S. Jones)
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Registration for this event is now closed. We are no longer accepting reservations, although walk-ins will be accommodated first come, first served, based on seat availability. Event Link The Japanese Economy: Strategies to Cope with a Shrinking and Aging Population Monday, December 5, 2022 | 12:30 — 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided) Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School (Map) (645 West 130th Street, New York, NY 10027) Featuring: Randall S. Jones Professional Fellow, CJEB;…
Find out more »CTLgrads Journal Club (for Graduate Students)
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 1:10 PM - 2:25 PM Butler Library, 535 W. 114 St., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: 204 Are you interested in the research on teaching and learning and how to apply this research to your teaching practice? Join us for our CTLgrads Journal Club where we take a closer look at the research on teaching and learning. This term, we will be looking closely at a series of articles published in Teaching gradually: Practical pedagogy for graduate students, by…
Find out more »Asia in Action: Migrant Worker Rights in Singapore: Advocacy, Legal Frameworks and Prospects for Change
Debbie Fordyce, President of Transient Workers Council Too, and Laavanya Kathiravelu, Associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, will discuss their advocacy and research on migrant worker issues in Singapore. COVID-19 highlighted some of the structural problems faced by the large population of migrant workers in Singapore. Systemic problems include high recruitment costs, restricted job mobility, employer’s right to terminate the worker at will, and weak wage protection. Our speakers will address these issues and what might be done to protect the…
Find out more »Measuring Risk and Return in Japan through Upheaval and Uncertainty
ABOUT THIS EVENT Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 12:30 — 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided) Room 820 (New Location), Kravis Hall, Columbia Business School (Map) (665 West 130th Street, New York, NY 10027) Featuring: Oki Matsumoto Chairman of the Board and CEO, Monex Group, Inc. Moderator: Alicia Ogawa Project Director for Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School What you will learn: One stereotype of Japanese companies and executives…
Find out more »Explaining Variations in Post-Cold War War and Peace
This is a hybrid event. In-person registration is CUID-only. To register for the public zoom link, CLICK HERE. The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies presents: Optimists, Pessimists or Skeptics: Explaining Variations in Post-Cold War War and Peace Benny Miller, Professor of International Relations, School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa Moderated by Jack Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Political Science Department, Columbia University Friday, December 9, 2022 12:00pm-2:00pm 1302 International Affairs CUID only,…
Find out more »EALAC Workshop on Student Well-Being
Please join us for the EALAC Workshop on Student Well-Being When: Friday, December 9th from 12:00- 1:00PM Location: The meeting will be held in the Kent 403 lounge—lunch will be served We will be joined by three professional representatives from Columbia's Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS). They will introduce the various services that CPS offers, and discuss the common difficulties that students encounter in their daily and academic lives, especially during the post-pandemic phase. Note: This workshop is mandatory for first-year…
Find out more »Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “Parallel Lives: Yi Yin, Fu Yue, and the Duke of Zhou”
Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “Parallel Lives: Yi Yin, Fu Yue, and the Duke of Zhou” Speaker: Kuan-yun (Kevin) Huang, National Sun Yat-sen University Time: December 9, 2022 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. **Please see Seminar Safety Guidelines for attendance information. Drawing on the Warring States manuscripts now at Tsinghua University in Beijing, this project attempts to uncover some of the most interesting—perhaps even controversial—aspects of three of…
Find out more »GSAS: Last day to withdraw from or take a leave of absence effective in the Fall 2022 semester.
GSAS: Last day to withdraw from or take a leave of absence effective in the Fall 2022 semester.
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