The Center for Korean Research is pleased to announce the publication of Si Nae Park’s book The Korean Vernacular Story: Telling Tales of Contemporary Chosŏn in Sinographic Writing published by Columbia University Press. This is the third book in the Center for Korean Research book series. Click here for more about the book. To learn more about the CKR/CUP series, click … [Read more...]
Qin Gao’s new publication examines COVID-19 as a capability crisis from a global perspective
In a new publication, Qin Gao, Professor and Director of the Columbia China Center for Social Policy, joins a team of international interdisciplinary scholars to examine the impacts of COVID-19 and understand policy challenges using a capability framework. The article, titled “COVID-19 as a Capability Crisis: Using the Capability Framework to Understand … [Read more...]
Professor Jinyu Liu Develops Guide for Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers to Cope with COVID-19
Professor Jinyu Liu has developed a guide to help Chinese caregivers design culturally meaningful indoor activities for their family members with dementia. Click to access the Chinese and English versions of Tips for Caregivers: Indoor Activities for Older Adults with Dementia. … [Read more...]
WEBINAR –Tracking and Treating Coronavirus in China and Beyond
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Please join us for a lecture with: Lyle Fearnley, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Singapore University of Technology and Design Lili Lai, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Medical Humanities Department, Peking University Mei Zhan, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine Moderated … [Read more...]
Plans for the Coming Academic Year
An announcement from the President's Office Dear fellow members of the Columbia community: It is now the moment to focus our attention on how the University will operate in the coming academic year. As you might imagine, no decisions in our history have been taken with more seriousness, care, or rigor than the ones we set forth here and in following … [Read more...]
