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…

Welcome to office hours for graduate student instructors! Gather with your fellow teachers and the friendly CTL team to discuss what’s going on in your classroom this semester. In this session, we’ll be chatting about crafting a sustainable teaching practice. Are you giving efficient and effective feedback? How much time are you spending preparing for class sessions? Can you and your students keep up? Inclusive teaching is sustainable teaching! Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu for…

Are you interested in the research on teaching and learning and how to apply this research to your teaching practice? Join us for our CTLgrads Journal Club where we take a closer look at educational literature and resources. Each week we’ll look at one resource and focus on how we can use the education research within it to inform our own teaching practices. The CTLgrads Journal Club will be held online via Zoom from 2–3pm on Tuesdays 10/29, 11/19, and 12/3 Other Notes:…

Save the Date Resurrecting Entrepreneurship to Revive Japan Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 12:50 – 1:50 PM (Lunch will be provided) Room 490, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School Featuring: Richard Katz, Editor, Japan Economy Watch; Special Correspondent, Toyo Keizai Inc. Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University Event Contact Information: Center on Japanese Economy and Business cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu

CTLgrads Learning Community - Bridging the Divide: Interdisciplinary Teaching and Its Pedagogical Effects (Session 2) - 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…

It is that spooky time of year again, and we are pleased to invite you to stop by for our annual Halloween and fall celebration event on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2:00-4:30pm in 403 Kent Hall. Costumes are not required, but we would be delighted to see you in your themed best. Small snacks, refreshments, and treats will be provided. To help us anticipate the catering needs, please RSVP via the QR code on the flyer or through this email link:…

Alexandra Munroe Senior Curator at Large, Global Arts, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation October 31, 2024; 5:30–7PM 807 Schermerhorn Hall RSVP: mo2486@columbia.edu Alexandra Monroe is an award-winning curator who has worked on over forty exhibitions, recognized for her pioneering scholarship on artists Cai Guo Qiang, Daido Moriyama, Yayoi Kusama, Lee Ufan, Mu Xin, and Yoko Ono, among others. She has brought historic avant-garde movements as Gutai, Mono-ha, Japanese otaku culture, and Chinese conceptual art to international attention. Her project…