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October 2024
China’s Upcoming Decline
Speaker: Pierre-Antoine Donnet, Professional Reporter, Former Global News Editor for Agence France-Presse, Experienced China Watcher Moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University Pierre-Antoine Donnet will explore the arguments for why China, despite its rapid growth in the last four decades, will most likely never become the world’s “number one” economy. He will discuss China’s internal challenges, including its plummeting demographics, increasing youth unemployment, and internal tensions within the CCP and PLA. Broader geopolitical…
Find out more »Practice Teaching (Microteaching) for Graduate Students (In-Person)
Looking for a supportive place to try out instructional approaches? This Practice Teaching session (formerly known as “Microteaching”) will pair you with a trained peer facilitator and a group of 3-4 other graduate students. Together, you and your fellow participants will take turns delivering short (<10 min.) samples of instruction to each other. After each teaching sample, your facilitator and your peers will offer structured feedback to support your teaching. Whether you are currently teaching at Columbia or not, all…
Find out more »CHOSEN Screening/Q&A
In 2020, five Korean Americans of vastly diverse backgrounds with competing political views run for US Congress. David Kim is the only underdog with limited resources vying to be the first gay Korean American representative. Joseph Juhn is a Korean American lawyer-turned-documentary filmmaker. A serendipitous backpacking trip to Cuba in 2015 changed Joseph’s life when he ran into a third generation Korean Cuban by chance, inspiring him to further explore the notion of diasporic identity through storytelling. So came <JERONIMO>,…
Find out more »Essentials of Teaching 4: Assessment & Feedback (In-Person)
Join the CTL for a workshop for graduate students focused on giving you tools to assess students accurately, efficiently, and encouragingly. In this workshop, you will learn approaches for assessing student learning and providing feedback that encourages students to focus more on their improvement and less on bottom line scores. We will introduce tools to help streamline and standardize assessment and feedback, while helping students better understand what is valuable in the topic and discipline. Breakout groups during this session…
Find out more »Department Roundtable: Welcoming & Supporting International Scholars
Please join ISSO’s Faculty and Scholar Services team in Armstrong for a lunchtime discussion on ways to welcome and support the international scholar community. During this roundtable discussion, we want to hear your perspectives, suggestions and feedback on the experiences of international faculty, researchers and scholars within your departments. This discussion can help ISSO’s programming initiatives and services during the upcoming year. Space is limited and lunch will be provided. Questions? Contact Jane Acton ja378@columbia.edu Event Contact Information: Jane Acton (212) 854-6356 ja378@columbia.edu
Find out more »ISSG Graduate Open House
Meet the Graduate Community at ISSG! Hear about upcoming event! All are invited!
Find out more »“About Walls: Limit, Space, and Landscape in Enokura Koji’s Work”
Thursday, October 3rd; 5:30pm Ignacio Adriasola, University of British Columbia This lecture considers works involving walls, created since the 1970s by Enokura Kōji (榎倉康二 ; Tokyo, 1942-1995). Walls define the contours of space and establish a limit, creating a firm separation between inside and outside. Relying on pre-existing walls, which he stained, or building new ones in unexpected sites, Enokura effected a cut in landscape, forcing the viewer to consider both the problematic existence of that obstacle before them and…
Find out more »The Diplomatic Life of Iuming Suez and Sino-Tibetan Relations in the Making of Modern China
We are pleased to announce the Suez Lecture Series to support a visiting research scholar each year. The Suez Family, particularly I. M. Suez, played a crucial role in shaping modern Tibetan studies and Sino-Indian relations. I. M. Suez was a distinguished diplomat and scholar who significantly influenced China's understanding of Tibet and its diplomatic relations with India during the late Qing and early Republican periods. His grandson, Julian Suez, has continued this legacy by endowing the I. M. Suez…
Find out more »Brown Bag: Chinese Casual Conversation Corner
Join Us for Weekly Chinese Casual Conversation Corners! The Chinese Language Program at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures invites you to our weekly Chinese Casual Conversation Corners in a fun Brown Bag format! Bring your lunch, enjoy some free snacks provided by us, and practice your Chinese in a relaxed and informal setting. Details: Dates: Every Friday from September 6 before Thanksgiving Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Location: Kent 403 Lounge (first 3 meetings); Kent 522C (following 9…
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