WEAI Author Q&A: Benno Weiner’s “The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier published by Cornell University […]
Student Profile: Tenzin Dongchung - Tenzin Dongchung is a second year PhD student in the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department (EALAC) and a recipient of the Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Foundation (SYLFF) summer grant […]
Modern Tibetan Studies looks back on 20 years - Interview by Ariana King Being the only higher education institution with a dedicated program in modern Tibetan studies has its advantages. “All the speakers that we have brought in—it’s really […]
The Handsome Monk and Other Stories - WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Tsering Döndrup. The Handsome Monk and Other Stories Translated by Christopher Peacock (2018) “This volume makes accessible some of the new and exciting work in Tibetan […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Max Oidtmann’s “Forging the Golden Urn” - Max Oidtmann. Forging the Golden Urn: The Qing Empire and the Politics of Reincarnation in Tibet. Columbia University Press, 2018.
WEAI Announces the Launch of the Tibetan Culture at Columbia University Website - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Tibetan Culture at Columbia University website. The website is the product of over a decade of student […]
Study of WEAI “Ethnic Conflict & Protest in Tibet & Xinjiang,” co-edited by Gray Tuttle, Named as One of 2016’s Best Human Rights Books - We are pleased to announce that the Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Tibet and Xinjiang: Unrest in China’s West, co-edited by Gray Tuttle, […]
Robert Barnett talks with The New York Times about Mongolia’s relations with China and the Dalai Lama - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in The New York Times in a December 30, 2016 article titled “Mongolia, With Deep Ties to Dalai Lama, […]
New Courses Offered for Fall 2016 - WEAI is pleased to share several newly added Fall 2016 courses with the Columbia University community: New for Fall 2016 GLOBAL HONG KONG Professor Peter E. Hamilton, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral […] Gray Tuttle Discusses His New Co-Edited Book with The New York Times - Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, discussed his new book, co-edited with Ben Hillman, Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Tibet and […] Gray Tuttle Discusses Tibetan Studies on the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast - Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, recently spoke on the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast about The Tibetan History Reader […]