Past Events

Online via Zoom. Speakers: Hungdah Su, Dean, College of Social Science, National Taiwan University Yeong-Kang Chen, Former Vice Minister of National Defense, Republic of China Min-Hua Huang, Professor, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University Eric Yu, Research Fellow, Election Study Center, National Chengchi University Yeh-Chung Lu, Chair and Professor, Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University Moderators: Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University Thomas Christensen, James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations;…

Butler Library, 535 W. 114 St., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: 203 Register here. Learn about the key terms, frameworks, and principles of inclusive teaching. Join the CTL for a workshop for graduate students focused on strategies and tools for including all of your students in the learning process. We will ask how instructors can create inclusive classroom environments that set up all students for success, as well as how instructors can help students learn through the diversity of experiences…

Online. Register here. Are you a graduate student preparing a teaching statement for the academic job market? At this session, you will meet with CTL staff and colleagues from other departments to collectively analyze excerpts from real teaching statements. You'll analyze how the instructor effectively communicates their practice and approach to teaching as well as what details make the excerpts effective or not so effective. Hearing others' readings of the samples will help you to write and revise your own…

WEAI Event Power and Restraint in China's Rise With speaker: Chin-Hao Huang, Associate Professor of Political Science, Yale-NUS College (in NYC) Moderated by: Nick R. Smith, Barnard College WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET 420 W 118th St. (IAB 918) In-person registration for CUID holders only. Zoom registration here. Click here for more information

Online Register here.   Diversity statements are becoming increasingly common in the academic job application process, but what are they and how do you write one? At this session you will collaborate with CTL staff and colleagues from other departments to collectively analyze excerpts from real diversity statements. You'll analyze how the candidate effectively communicates their efforts, commitments, and contributions as well as what details make the excerpts effective or not so effective. Hearing others' readings of the samples will…

Butler Library, 535 W. 114 St., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: 203 Register here. Learn about and engage with backward design: a scalable, end-in-mind approach to instruction that will help you effectively plan an activity, a class session, or an entire course. In this workshop for graduate students, we will discuss how to use previously-determined and described learning objectives as part of the backward design approach to drive assignments, feedback, and in-class activities for students. Prior to this session, participants…

WEAI Event The Performative State – A Book Talk by Iza Ding With speaker: Iza Ding, University of Pittsburgh Moderated by: Junyan Jiang, Columbia University FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET 420 W 118th St. (IAB 918) In-person registration for CUID holders only. Zoom registration here. Click here for more information

Friday, September 23, 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Hybrid University Life invites MA, MS, and PhD students of color and allies from all programs and fields of study to engage with faculty and professionals at this day-long event. Build community and meet peers and mentors with shared experiences as diverse scholars. Learn More and Register Here