Brown Bag Lecture Rachel Murphy, Professor of Chinese Development and Society and Head of School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, University of Oxford Professor Murphy’s research examines transformations in China due to inter-related processes of industrialization, urbanization, demographic transition, and marketization. She has conducted in-depth longitudinal … [Read more...]
“China’s Invisible Crisis: How the Urban-Rural Human Capital Divide Threatens China’s Growth and Stability”
Brown Bag Lecture Featuring Scott Rozelle, Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow; Co-director of the Rural Education Action Program in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University Professor Rozelle’s research on agricultural policy as well as the economics of poverty and inequality focuses on rural education, health, and nutrition. Rozelle … [Read more...]
Qin Gao to Give Keynote Address at FISS 25th Anniversary International Conference
We are pleased to announce that Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, will give the keynote address "China's War on Poverty: Will it Succeed?" at the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS)'s 25th Anniversary International Conference, which will take place from June 4 to … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Discusses China’s Social Assistance Programs with the Carnegie Council
On April 25, 2018, Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed China's Dibao social assistance programs with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Professor Gao, an expert on China'a Dibao social welfare program, was interviewed by Stephanie Sy for the Carnegie Council's … [Read more...]
The Columbia China Center for Social Policy, Directed by Qin Gao, Hosts its Inaugural International Conference
Adapted from an article from the Columbia China Center for Social Policy: The Columbia China Center for Social Policy, directed by Qin Gao, Weatherhead East Asian Institute faculty member and Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the Columbia School of Social Work, hosted its inaugural international conference on the theme of “Expanding Social Policy in China” on … [Read more...]


