This week’s events include the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, Professional Report of Columbia’s Finances, and a series of photo essays on the Animacy of Nature!

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Student Event Spotlight

• On Monday, May 1, from 5 to 7 pm, the Comparative Literature & Translational Studies program will display nine photo essays as part of The Animacy of Nature exhibit, which focuses on what is missed if humanity does not address its responsibility in maintaining a healthy environment. Find more information about the event here.

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• On Monday, May 1, from 2 to 3:30 pm, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) will host “Weaponizing the Law: Attacks on Media Freedom.” A presentation by Joel Simon, Founding Director of the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism will be followed by a panel discussion with media defense and freedom experts. Online registration for the event can be accessed here.
• Also on Monday, May 1, from 11 am to 12 pm, Barnard will host a Computer Science Seminar with L. Jean Camp, a Professor Informatics and Computer Science at Indiana University, on ‘Forgotten Promise, Current Peril, & Future Potential of the Internet Trust Architecture.’ Register to attend the event in-person or online here.
• On Tuesday, May 2, from 5 to 7 pm, the European Institute will host a workshop on The Politics of the EU Eco-Social Policies. Paolo Graziano, a professor of Political Science at the University of Padua will present as part of the event moderated by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, a visiting professor at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Find more information here.
• Also on Tuesday, May 2, at 5:30 pm, Columbia Postdoctoral Workers (CPW) and Columbia chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) will present results from their joint report on Columbia’s finances. The presentation will be led by Dr. Howard Bunsis, an institutional finance expert and Professor of Accounting at Eastern Michigan University. The event will have dual locations at the CUMC and Morningside campuses, and can also be accessed virtually via the registration link. Register here.
• On Wednesday, May 3, from 9 to 10:20 am, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression (GFoE) and UNESCO will host ‘Protecting Freedom of Expression through Comparative Global Case Law: Databases to Advance Rights’. The event will consider comparative analyses of precedents and legal theories in human rights law. Register for the event online or in-person here.
• On Thursday, May 4, from 4:15 to 5:45 pm, the Center for Political Economy will host the third installment of the Big Ideas Book Series with Brad DeLong, a Professor of Economics at U.C. Berkeley. On Thursday, he will speak about his book Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century. Find more information about the event here.
• Also on Thursday, May 4, from 5:30 to 8 pm, the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York will host a fireside chat, Generative AI: What It Means to Healthcare, with Partha Anbil, Chief AI Officer at IBM. Registrants will also have an opportunity to schedule one-on-one discussions with Ms. Anbil. Find more information and register for the event here.

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