Past Events

This event will examine the implications of a second Trump administration for U.S.-Southeast Asian relations. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s reelection, Southeast Asian states braced for a return to the transactional America First policy of his first administration. The United States promptly withdrew from global organizations and multilateral agreements such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Paris Climate Agreement, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership while questioning the benefits of alliances like NATO and downgrading engagement with ASEAN. Washington also…

Are you interested in the research on teaching and learning and how to apply this research to your teaching practice? Join us for CTLGrads Journal Club, where we take a closer look at educational literature and resources. Each session, we’ll look at one reading and focus on how we can use the education research within it to inform our own teaching practices. This semester, we will be joined by colleagues from across the CIRTL Network for these sessions. Register here. The…

Featuring: Emi Takemura, Representative Director, FutureEdu and Learn by Creation; Co-Founder and Advisor, Peatix.com Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School Note: This event is part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program. For more updated information, visit CJEB's website. Event Contact Information: Center on Japanese Economy and Business cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu

CTLgrads Learning Community - Look I Made You Some Content: Assigning and Evaluating Creative Assignments (Session 1) - for graduate students Breaking away from the classic exam or essay can be fun! And it doesn’t necessarily mean more work for the instructor or TAs. This learning community will focus on how to design assessments that invite and value student creativity. We’ll discuss what works, what doesn’t, how to connect students with available resources, and construct rubrics for evaluation. Part 1 of…

The 2024-2025 Soshitsu Sen XV Distinguished Lecture on Japanese Culture Etoki (Picture-Storytellers) from Japan Performance and Music by Yamaoka Bumyō, Masuda Eishin, and Nagino Akihito with Hanging Scrolls of the Life of Prince Shōtoku Tuesday, 11 March 2025 (Doors open at 4:30PM EDT) Exhibition of Prince Shōtoku Paintings 5:00PM EDT Performance 6:00PM EDT The Forum, Columbia University (605 W. 125th St.) Pre-registration is required. Click here to register.

Pre-registration is required. Check back for RSVP link. Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Heyman Center for the Humanities Thursday, 27 March 2025, 7:00PM EDT The Lantern, Lenfest Center for the Arts, Columbia University (615 West 129th Street)

Speaker: Jack Neubauer, historian and author Moderator: Eugenia Lean, Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures; Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Columbia University The Adoption Plan offers a new history of the rise of global humanitarianism that places the recipients, administrators, and critics of humanitarian aid in China at the center of the story. Analyzing how the “adoption plan” for international child sponsorship became one of the most popular fundraising strategies for humanitarian work in China and across the world, Jack Neubauer shows how the globalization…

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…