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October 2024
CTLgrads Office Hours (for Graduate Students)
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…
Find out more »Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir
In-Person Event Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir with Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM (ET) Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021) Featuring: Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore (NUS); Former Ambassador to the UN for Singapore; Former President of the UN Security Council In conversation with: Kyung-wha Kang, President and CEO, Asia Society Note: Columbia University students, faculty, and staff may contact the APEC Study Center…
Find out more »Essentials Practice Teaching Sessions (In-Person)
CTL will be offering 4 concurrent Practice Teaching sessions (formerly known as “Microteaching” sessions) exclusively for graduate students participating in this term's Essentials of Teaching and Learning series. This is a new opportunity and space is limited. A registration link will be shared with all participants in the Essentials series this term. At this Practice Teaching session, CTL will pair you with a trained peer facilitator and a group of about 3 other graduate students in the Essentials series. Together, you and your…
Find out more »U.S. – China – Southeast Asia Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation
Registration is required for non CUID cardholders to access the Morningside campus. Attendees must present a government-issued ID with their name matching exactly the name registered for the event, along with an one-time QR code (via email), for entry. For non CUID cardholders, please register by 4 pm on Oct. 8 for entry onto campus. Speakers: David M. Lampton, Hyman Professor Emeritus at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Professor of International Relations, National University of…
Find out more »North Korea Since the 1990s and U.S.-North Korea Relations: Problems and Prospects
Registration is required for non CUID cardholders to access the Morningside campus. Attendees must present a government-issued ID with their name matching exactly the name registered for the event, along with an one-time QR code (via email), for entry. For non CUID cardholders, please register by 4 pm on Oct. 8 for entry onto campus. Speaker: Haksoon Paik, President of the Academy of Kim Dae-jung Studies Moderator: Arvid Lukauskas, Executive Director, Picker Center for Executive Education and MPA in Economic Policy Management, School…
Find out more »Three Challenges Facing the Japanese Economy
The 2024 Annual Lecture on the Japanese Economy by Prof. Takatoshi Ito Three Challenges Facing the Japanese Economy: Demography, Debts, and Decarbonization Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 6:30 – 7:45 PM (Reception to follow) Room 620, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School Featuring: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of…
Find out more »Innovative Course Design Seminar (For Graduate Students)
Are you interested in designing a syllabus for a course to meet the teaching challenges of today and tomorrow? Are you approaching the job market and looking to demonstrate how you approach teaching within your discipline by creating a syllabus? Apply to the Innovative Course Design Seminar to explore inclusive, evidence-based instructional design practices and create a learner-centered syllabus of your own design. Throughout the 5 meetings and modules, you will design a course to meet the teaching needs you…
Find out more »Chinese ‘Colonialism,’ Capital Accumulation, and the Belt and Road Initiative
Description Global capital accumulation involves international trade, a flow of profits, interest, and rent from investments, and wealth owned by a country’s investors in other countries. With the increased role of China in the global economy, some American elites have come to view China as the US’s “one peer competitor” and a threat to its hegemony. Their mobilization in response to this perception includes a claim that China practices colonialism or neo-colonialism. The US campaign particularly focuses on the Belt…
Find out more »LC1: Ctrl+Alt+Teach: Using In-Course Technology (for Grads)
CTLgrads Learning Community - Ctrl+Alt+Teach: Using In-Course Technology to Promote Active Learning (Session 1) - for graduate students Over the past two decades, technology has become an integral part of the way we teach and learn. Similarly, academics have adapted to new ways of conducting research, aided by technological advancements that provide faster and more convenient ways to investigate their questions. In this Learning Community, we will explore the intersection of these ideas, asking how technology not traditionally reserved for the classroom…
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