East Asia Languages and Cultures Department Event Please join us for a conference with: Tani Barlow (Rice University) Nick Bartlett (Barnard College) Corey Byrnes (Northwestern University) Julie Chu (University of Chicago) Lily Chumley (New York University) Myron Cohen (Columbia University) Joshua Freeman (Princeton University) Erin Huang … [Read more...]
An ant who shakes the tree (蝼蚁撼大树)：personal experiences in education reform in China
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Please join us for a lecture with: Chenjian (C.J.) Li, University Chair Professor Peking University Moderated by: Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science Columbia University Event summary: Education reform is one of the most important and difficult tasks in all … [Read more...]
“Ocean of Milk, Ocean of Blood: a Mongolian Monk in the Ruins of Qing Empire”
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Please join us for a lecture with: Matthew King, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies University of California, Riverside Moderated by: Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Columbia University After the fall of the … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Joshua Wong and Brian Leung Hold Dialogue with Students
Joshua Wong and Kai Ping (Brian) Leung, two vocal activists in Hong Kong’s anti-extradition bill protests, visited Columbia on September 13 to speak with students about demonstrators' aims and the significance of the leaderless movement. The event, held at the Columbia Law School and organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) with the Center for Chinese … [Read more...]
“Eurasia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Potential Impact, Potential Disputes, and How to Address Them”
European Institute Event Please join us for a lecture with: Keynote Speaker Bruno Maçães, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Fellow, Renmin University, author of The Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order Lanxin Xiang Professor of International History and Politics Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies … [Read more...]
