Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, has published a new article titled "Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?" for the University of Nottingham's China Policy Institute. Please click here to read the full article. … [Read more...]
The Center for Korean Research and Columbia University Press announce a new Korean Studies Book Initiative
The Center for Korean Research and Columbia University Press announce a new Korean Studies Book Initiative The Center for Korean Research in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University and Columbia University Press are pleased to announce a new Korean studies book initiative. A $10,000 subvention will be awarded each year on a competitive basis to an author … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit with Columbia News
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, answered five questions for Columbia News on April 5, 2017 about Chinese president Xi Jinping's April visit to the United States. During the trip, President Xi will hold a summit meeting with President Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida. "The Chinese and the Americans have very … [Read more...]
WEAI Congratulates Qin Gao on her Promotion to Full Professor
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates faculty member Qin Gao on her promotion to full professor in the Columbia School of Social Work. Professor Gao, a Columbia PhD who is an authority on social policy in China, joined the Institute and the University faculty in the fall of 2016. Please click here or read below for the news release from the Columbia School of … [Read more...]
Columbia Invites Applications for Assistant Professor Position in Japanese Visual Culture, Film and Media
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University is currently inviting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in modern/contemporary Japanese humanities specializing in Visual Culture, Film and Media, to start in September 2018. Demonstrated interest in comparative research and a deep knowledge of modern Japanese literature and … [Read more...]
