Faculty & Student Spotlight Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Columbia Students Shine at Chinese Bridge 2026, Continue Winning Streak Congratulations to our 2025-26 EALAC Senior Thesis Writers! Senior Lecturer Zhongqi Shi Publishes New Book on AI and Chinese Language Teaching Study Chinese at Columbia in Summer 2026 EALAC Language Chat Club! Dr. Leta Hong Fincher’s speech to The Carter Center, ‘Women and Resistance in China’ Professors Jungwon Kim and Ying Qian Receive Honorable Mentions for Prestigious Scholarly Awards Columbia and Barnard Students Excel at Chinese Bridge Competition, Earning Top Honors Congratulations to Professors Ling Yan and Yike Li on Receiving the 2025 NECLTA Teaching Innovation Award! Congratulations to Professor Lu Kou on Receiving the GS Honor Society Faculty Award! Professor Haruo Shirane awarded the 26th Yamagata Banto Prize Ariella Napoli Receives Marianna McJimsey Student Paper Award