The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University is honored to announce that it has, for the second year in a row, been recognized as one of the top ten University-Affiliated Regional Studies Centers and as one of the top 40 University-Affiliated Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute's 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. WEAI … [Read more...]
WEAI Named One of the Top Regional Studies Centers and Think Tanks by UPenn’s Lauder Institute
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University is excited to announce that it has been recognized as one of the top ten Regional Studies Centers and as one of the top 40 University-Affiliated Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute's 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. WEAI placed eighth in the “Best Regional Studies Center … [Read more...]
November 16 Event: “Asian Views on America’s Role in Asia:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the November 16, 2016 event “Asian Views on America's Role in Asia." The event featured David D. Arnold, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Asia Foundation; Ellen L. Frost, Senior Advisor & Fellow, East West Center; Eugenia Lean, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University; Xiaobo Lü, Professor of … [Read more...]
April 1 Event: “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy”
Photographs and audio are now available from the April 1, 2015 event “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy.” The event featured a lecture by Michael Pillsbury, Director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute. His talk was moderated by Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University. During the event, Dr. … [Read more...]
February 24 Event “Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the February 24, 2015 event "Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing." The standing-room only event featured a stimulating discussion between internationally acclaimed artist Xu Bing and five renowned Chinese poets: Bei Dao, Ouyang Jianghe, Xi Chuan, Zhai Yongming, and Zhou Zan. Their conversation was … [Read more...]
