Past Events

Speaker: Edmond Ng, Asia investor Moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University Edmond Ng will talk about his experiences as an investor in Asia (Taiwan, China, U.S., Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia) and the investment climate around the region, and will share career advice with students. This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by the Andrew J. Nathan Taiwan Lecture Series. Registration: To attend this event in-person, please register HERE. Contact Information…

Speaker: Tyler Jost, Watson Institute Assistant Professor of China Studies, Assistant Professor of Political Science, International and Public Affairs, Brown University Moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University When are China’s leaders able to extract quality information from their diplomatic, defense and intelligence bureaucracies during international crises? Tyler Jost studies how China’s leaders deal with the trade-off between institutional designs that offer political security and those that yield quality information.…

Tarryn Chun University of Notre Dame Date: Thursday, October 2 nd , 2025 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM EST Location: Hybrid | Kent Hall 403 Zoom registration: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RGQpyJKcSnSWvCXTLZxX1w#/regi stration In-person registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjVxakOejVSJhnVHKPF_8mT1qyQ6QN0eW1E gljRQaWAZ_Ozw/viewform Event Co-sponsors: Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Weatherhead East Asian Institute; The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities; Institute for Comparative Literature and Society; Center for Comparative Media Speaker bio: Dr. Chun is Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre at…

Global Vietnam Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Vietmode proudly present The Journey Connecting Heritage, a special program honoring 30 years of U.S.–Vietnam reconciliation and celebrating the beauty of Vietnamese culture through its arts, crafts, and iconic national dress, the áo dài. Conversation with Minh Hanh and Artisans – Gain insights from Vietnam’s leading fashion designers and artisans on how the áo dài and traditional crafts have become symbols of national pride and global cultural exchange. The Áo…

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…

Speakers: Tenzin Nyandak, Founding Principal, Studio Nyandak Sonal Sahni Beri, Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (GSAPP) Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures High in the Western Himalaya, the Zanskar Valley is home to a remarkable architectural tradition shaped by centuries of Buddhist practice, extreme climate, and geographic isolation. At elevations nearing 13,000 feet, its monasteries and nunneries are not only places of worship…

Speakers:  Deborah Davis is professor emerita of sociology at Yale University and a visiting faculty member of the Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University. Terry Lautz, former vice president of the Henry Luce Foundation, is the author of Americans in China: Encounters with the People’s Republic. Chinese Encounters With America, published by Columbia University Press, tells the stories of twelve women and men whose experiences with the United States not only transformed their own lives but also influenced China’s quest to…