Past Events

Are you drafting a syllabus? Whether the syllabus is for the Teaching Scholars program, the academic job market, or a dream course in the future, join us to begin designing an effective, student-centered syllabus from scratch. During this Syllabus from Scratch workshop, participants will learn about the elements of an effective and inclusive syllabus, define course learning goals, and discuss assessments that can promote student learning, engagement, and accessibility in their course. Facilitated by Caitlin DeClercq, Senior Assistant Director at…

On May 26, 752, Japan’s political, military, and monastic forces gathered to witness the eye-opening ceremony of the Great Buddha at Tōdaiji Temple in the capital city of Nara. On this occasion, the Great Buddha’s pupils were painted in, thereby enlivening the statue and transforming it into a religious icon. This activation ceremony comprised local and overseas religious specialists, as well as music and dance troupes specializing in performing arts from Japan and mainland Asia. Through the ceremony and the…

The Teaching Development Program (TDP) offers doctoral and MFA students a means to document and articulate their teaching development at Columbia. Completion of foundational or advanced tracks in the TDP is certified by the CTL and noted on transcripts for doctoral students in Arts and Sciences, SEAS, Mailman, Nursing, Social Work, Business, Journalism, and GSAPP – and for MFA students in the and School of the Arts. For more information or to register, visit the TDP site at https://tdp.ctl.columbia.edu/. Students currently in the…

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 and perspectives they bring to the classroom. Prior to this session, participants are expected…

REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE REGISTER FOR ZOOM This event is free and open to the public. Registration Required Description This talk reflects upon China as a contested concept in the European humanities and their surrounding environments. In the first part, Professor Sachsenmaier will address the place of China in European scholarship, both as a subject of intellectual inquiry and as an institutionalized field. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, he will consider and compare the specific academic traditions and institutional…

Introduction: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University Session 1: “The Last or Lasting Samurai? The Impact of Secondary Schools on Elite Formation in Early Development” (PDF) Presenter: Mari Tanaka, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo; Hitotsubashi University Coauthors: Hidehiko Ichimura, Yasuyuki Sawada, Yutaro Takayasu Discussant: Miguel Urquiola, Columbia University Moderator: David E. Weinstein Session 2: “Wage Spillovers across Sectors: Evidence from a Localized Public-Sector Wage Cut” (PDF) Presenter: Atsushi Yamagishi, Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University Coauthor: Tsuyoshi Goto Discussant: Jiro…

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…

This talk, deriving from one chapter of my current book project, examines an innovative mortuary practice developed during the Northern Wei period. Rather than concealing corpses in coffins, which was the predominant way of burying the dead in early China, residents at Northern Wei capital Pingcheng experimented with something unconventional— exposing the body on a funerary bed and placing the bed inside an architectonic chamber. I argue that this new way of burying the dead is a performative enactment of…