On October 20, 2015, Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, presented the National Endowment for Democracy's 2015 Lipset Lecture, "The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class," at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. Watch the complete video of the lecture below: The Lipset lecture is named for one of the great … [Read more...]
Roberta Martin receives the Ronald G. Knapp Award for Distinguished Service to Asian Studies in New York State
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is proud to announce that Roberta Martin has received the 2015 Ronald G. Knapp Award for Distinguished Service to Asian Studies in New York State from the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS). From the NYCAS Press Release: "The New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS) has named Dr. Roberta Martin as the recipient of the … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck to serve on AAAS Commission on Language Learning
Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University, has been selected to serve on the American Academy of Arts & Sciences' new Commission on Language Learning. The Commission is a national effort to examine the current state of U.S. language education, to project what the nation’s education needs will be in the future, and to offer … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan discusses Xi Jinping’s message to America in ChinaFile
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan provides an analysis of Xi Jinping's message to America in a September 24, 2015 post on ChinaFile. Following Xi Jinping's September 22 speech in Seattle, Professor Nathan compares the content in the speech to the content in an in-depth interview the Chinese President gave to the Wall Street Journal. Read the article here. … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck participates in Africa-Asia Conference at the University of Ghana
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and chair of the Committee on Global Thought, chaired and participated in several panels at the Africa-Asia: A New Axis of Knowledge international conference at the University of Ghana, Legon from September 24-26, 2015. “Africa-Asia,” organized by A-Asia in cooperation with the International Convention of Asian Scholars … [Read more...]
