Past Events

Registration required. Please note that all attendees must follow Columbia’s COVID-19 Policies and Guidelines. Columbia University is committed to protecting the health and safety of its community.  To that end, all visiting alumni and guests must meet the University requirement of full vaccination status in order to attend in-person events.  Vaccination cards may be checked upon entry to all venues.   Please join us for a discussion with Aziza Shanazarova, author of Manifestations of a Sufi Woman in Central Asia. The Maẓhar al-ʿajāʾib is, as of today, the…

Registration: To register to attend this event in-person, please register HERE. *CU ID holders only Speaker: David Fedman, University of California, Irvine Moderator: Sarah Kovner, Senior Research Scholar at the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University Professor David Fedman is an executive producer of a new documentary about the firebombing of Tokyo. Paper City tells the story of three survivors of the firebombing as they launch one final campaign to leave behind a record of this forgotten tragedy—before the last of…

We invite current Columbia graduate student with questions about teaching to drop by office hours anytime today 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 at https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/my/ctlgrads. If you can't make office hours but want support, you can request an individual consultation at http://bit.ly/ctl-gradconsult or email us at CTLgrads@columbia.edu. Columbia University makes…

Want to practice a new in-class activity or just get some more practice before teaching in your classroom? Join peers in a Microteaching Practice session where you will divide into groups of 3-4 with a facilitator and take turns delivering short 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 graduate students looking to practice teaching are…

***Proof of vaccination is required to attend*** The beginning of the 1960s saw the growth of the Cambodian film industry. Although heavily influenced by the politics of the time, many films celebrated the country's cultural legacies that ushered in what is considered to be Cambodia's golden age of cinema. Cambodia's political upheavals saw complete destruction of the industry as artists of all disciplines were targeted and killed under the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime from 1975 to 1979. The 1990s saw…

Prospective and current majors in Comparative Literature and Society and Medical Humanities are invited to this informal meet-n-greet with Professor Rishi Goyal, Director of Medical Humanities, and our DUS Professor Tommaso Manfredini. Light refreshments will be served. Come with your questions about the majors and the application process. If you are already a major, you are invited to join to bring your unique perspective and experience to the conversation. No registration or RSVP required.