Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, took part in the March 8, 2018 conference "Japan-Korea Relations 20 Years After the Kim-Obuchi Summit," held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, … [Read more...]
Columbia GSAS Spotlights MARSEA Student Nicholas Reinhold
We are excited to share the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)'s recent Student Spotlight article about Nicholas Reinhold, a current student in the Master of Arts in Regional Studies-East Asia (MARSEA) program, which is administered by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. MARSEA is an interdisciplinary, research-based program that provides … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Yulia Frumer’s “Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan, published by the University of Chicago Press. The book's author is Yulia Frumer, the Bo Jung and Soon Young Kim Assistant Professor of East Asian Science and Technology in the Department of History of Science … [Read more...]
Takatoshi Ito Talks on Bloomberg TV About the Bank of Japan’s Monetary Policy
Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Associate Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School, spoke on Bloomberg TV's "Daybreak" program on February 18, 2018 about the Bank of Japan's current monetary policy. Professor Ito is an expert on international finance, macroeconomics, and … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck Presents at Panel in Berlin About Memorial Museums and the Historical Past
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, gave a talk titled "The Past is a Moving Target" at a conference on Memorial Museums and the Historical Past at the Topography of Terror in Berlin on February 6, 2018. The Topography of Terror is a widely visited place of remembrance in Berlin. During the … [Read more...]
