Past Events

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…

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business are pleased to announce the Fifteenth Annual N.T Wang Distinguished Lecture “A New Approach to US-China Engagement — Before It’s Too Late” featuring Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School and former Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia and moderated by Xiaobo Lü, Professor, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College. With the US-China conflict now in the danger zone, there is a growing risk that a…

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business are pleased to announce the Fifteenth Annual N.T Wang Distinguished Lecture “A New Approach to US-China Engagement — Before It’s Too Late” featuring Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School and former Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia and moderated by Xiaobo Lü, Professor, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College. With the US-China conflict now in the danger zone, there is a growing risk that a…

Speakers: Rushan Abbas (Campaign for Uyghurs), Timothy Grose (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Eric Schluessel (George Washington University) Moderator: Aziza Shanazarova (Columbia University) Location: Zoom Islamophobia has posed a serious threat to religious freedom and human rights in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. This event will bring together experts and civil society leaders to explore effective strategies and foster international collaboration in combating Islamophobia. The goal is to serve as a catalyst for change, inspiring a region-wide commitment to protecting…

CTLgrads Learning Community - Bridging the Divide: Interdisciplinary Teaching and Its Pedagogical Effects (Session 1) - for graduate students What are the effects of “disciplining” knowledge and how might an interdisciplinary approach to developing syllabi enrich pedagogical practice and student learning in the classroom? This two-part LC will consider these questions and the effect of interdisciplinary teaching more broadly. Among the goals of this LC is to consider the benefits of constructing a unified academy and what effect interdisciplinarity has on…

Columbia University Libraries and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Race invite you to a conversation about Corky Lee’s Asian America, a stunning retrospective of the photographer's life’s work—a selection of the best photographs from his vast collection, from his start in New York’s Chinatown in the 1970s to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the country until his untimely passing in 2021. Known throughout his lifetime as the “undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate,” the late photojournalist Corky Lee documented Asian…

The Korean Studies Seminar is an interdisciplinary forum that brings together scholars, artists, and professionals working on Korea-related subjects from a wide variety of disciplines: history, literature, art history, visual and media studies, architecture, religion, sociology, anthropology, music, and performance studies. The seminar discusses current research and issues in the study of Korea drawn from the dynamic intellectual community in and around New York City.   Contact seminar rapporteur Ye Lim Oh at yo2294@columbia.edu to attend the talk.