Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute Senior Fellow, Stimpson Center; Director, 38 North E-mail: joelstephenwit@gmail.com BIO PUBLICATIONS NEWS Research Interests: U.S.-North Korea relations and foreign policy An internationally recognized expert on Northeast Asian security issues and non-proliferation, Joel Wit has 20 years … [Read more...]
William Wooldridge
Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor of History, Lehman College, City University of New York E-mail: ww2172@columbia.edu BIO PUBLICATIONS NEWS Research Interests: History of East Asia; world history; history of religions, history of technology Chuck Wooldridge is an associate professor of history at Lehman College, … [Read more...]
Chün-fang Yü
Sheng Yen Professor Emerita of Chinese Buddhism, Department of Religion and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Email: cy2126@columbia.edu BIO PUBLICATIONS NEWS Research Interests: Chinese Buddhism, East Asian religions, Buddhism and gender, Buddhism and modernization Professor Yü is currently engaged in two research projects: Buddhist nuns … [Read more...]
Madeleine Zelin
Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies; Professor of History, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Department of History Email: mhz1@columbia.edu BIO PUBLICATIONS NEWS Research Interests: Modern legal history and the role of law in the Chinese economy Professor Zelin has pioneered the study of Chinese legal and economic history. Her … [Read more...]
April 22 Event: “Human Rights Under Xi Jinping: Is There Room for Optimism?” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the April 22, 2015 event “Human Rights Under Xi Jinping: Is There Room for Optimism?” The event featured a lecture by Sophie Richardson, China Director at Human Rights Watch. Her talk was moderated by Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University. During the event Dr. Richardson talked about … [Read more...]
