Seriously, this workshop/conference seems amazing.

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or a correction, please leave them in the comments.

Recommended

• “God is Emancipation to You – To me, He is Oppression: Secularism, Gender and the State” Monday, 12:10-1:20 PM, 701 Jerome Greene Hall. Pascale Fournier.
• “From SIPA to Statecraft: The Journey of an American Diplomat” Tuesday, 1:00-2:15 PM, 1501 IAB. Ambassador McEldowney, Richard K. Betts (RSVP).
• “Editor’s Night” Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 PM, 602a Lewisohn Hall. Robert Lee Holtz, Lizzie Ratner, David Wallis, John Horgan, Shaun Randol (RSVP).
• “Foucault 13/13: Subjectivity and Truth” Thursday, 6:15-8:45 PM, Buell Hall. Judith Butler, Stathis Gourgouris.
• “Robotics: Law & Ethics” Friday, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Italian Academy. Barbara Henry, Lydia H. Liu, Ronald Sandler, John Basl (RSVP).

Monday, February 29th

• “The classroom climate for LGBTQ students: How does it impact learning?” 11:30-1:00 PM, Faculty House Presidential Room 2. Dr. Michele DiPietro.
• “On the Frontlines of the Fight for Ukraine: Resisting Moscow and Rooting Out Corruption in Kharkiv” 12:00-1:30 PM, 1219 IAB. Governor Raynin.
• “God is Emancipation to You – To me, He is Oppression: Secularism, Gender and the State” 12:10-1:20 PM, 701 Jerome Greene Hall. Pascale Fournier.
• “Chat and Chew with Chris: Queer and Trans Students of Color” 6:00-8:00 PM, Donaldson Lounge, Furnald Hall. Chris Woods (RSVP).  

Tuesday, March 1st

• “Security and Development: A Romanian View from the UN” 12:00-1:30 PM, 1219 IAB.
• “From SIPA to Statecraft: The Journey of an American Diplomat” 1:00-2:15 PM, 1501 IAB. Ambassador McEldowney, Richard K. Betts (RSVP).
• “Megacity Operations: Confronting the U.S. Army’s Future Mandate” 1:00-2:00 PM, 1302 IAB. Colonel Patrick Mahaney, Nancy Walbridge Collins, Austin Long.
• “Editor’s Night” 6:30-8:00 PM, 602a Lewisohn Hall. Robert Lee Holtz, Lizzie Ratner, David Wallis, John Horgan, Shaun Randol (RSVP).

Wednesday, March 2nd

• “Feminist to the Core” 12:00-2:00 PM, 754 Schermerhorn Extension. Ellie Hisama
• “Freedom Fighters: Martha Graham and Ronald Reagan Celebrate Berlin’s 750th Birthday, 1987” 12:15-1:45 PM, 1219 IAB. Victoria Phillips. 

Thursday, March 3rd

• “The Delacorte Lectures: Evan Ratliff (Atavist)” 6:00-8:00 PM, World Room, Pulitzer Hall. Evan Ratliff.
• “Patriarchy Takes a Back Seat in Kurdish Syria: Implications for Gender Theory, the Middle East, and the Midwest” 6:00-8:00 PM, 2nd Floor Common Room, Heyman Center.
• “Social Work in Pluralistic World with Columbia University President Emeritus George E. Rupp” 6:00-7:30 PM, President’s Room 1, Faculty House. George Rupp.
• “Foucault 13/13: Subjectivity and Truth” 6:15-8:45 PM, Buell Hall. Judith Butler, Stathis Gourgouris.

Friday, March 4th

• “Religion: Dynamics, Processes, and Change” 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Room 101, 80 Claremont Ave.
• “Robotics: Law & Ethics” 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Italian Academy. Barbara Henry, Lydia H. Liu, Ronald Sandler, John Basl (RSVP).
• “Putin, Russia, and the West: No Middle Ground” 12:00-1:30 PM, 1201 IAB. Mark Seddon.

Asimov’s Legacy via the Italian Academy at Columbia