As you get back into the swing of things, procrastinate your school work for a bit to check out this week’s events! Take your pick of the past, present, or future with events covering deep dives into historical archives, ways to manage your stress, and predictions for peace in the Middle East.

Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you have a correction or addition, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

Recommended:

• Rethinking Cold War History: Turkey, the USSR, and the International Order
  • Monday, January 22, 12 to 1:30 pm, International Affairs Building 1219.
  • Attend a discussion with Russian-Turkish historians Onur Isci and Samuel Hirst on new archival evidence that helps to explain periods of hostility and reconciliation between Ankara and Moscow during the Cold War. 
  • Register here.
• Reducing and Managing Stress Workshop
  • Tuesday, January 23, 12 pm, online.
  • Alice! Health Promotion will be hosting a virtual well-being workshop where attendees will learn how to incorporate better sleep, nutrition, and stress management techniques into their routines.
  • Register here.
• Our Enemies Will Vanish
  • Wednesday, January 24, 6 to 7:30 pm, Pulitzer Hall Lecture Hall (3rd floor).
  • Co-sponsored by the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism and the Overseas Press Club of America, this event will include a conversation between Yaroslav Trofimov, author of Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence, and Columbia Journalism School’s Azmat Khan on Trofimov’s book. Copies of Our Enemies Will Vanish will be available for purchase at the event.
  • Register here.
• Nonfiction Dialogues: Hua Hsu
  • Wednesday, January 24, 7:30 to 9 pm, 501 Dodge Hall.
  • As part of the Nonfiction Dialogues series, the School of the Arts is hosting a discussion with Hua Hsu, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Stay True: A Memoir, about his work and career.
  • Registration not required.
• World Leaders Forum – Greece 2.0: From the Edge of the Eurozone to Topping the Economist’s Rankings
  • Thursday, January 25, 12 to 1 pm, Lerner Hall Auditorium.
  • Co-sponsored by Columbia Global Centers and the Columbia Business School, this event will feature a discussion between Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Columbia President Minouche Shafik on the rapid growth of Greece’s economy. The event will also feature a welcome by Wafaa El-Sadr, Executive Vice President of Columbia Global.
  • Registration required.
• Choosing Community: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of MLK
  • Thursday, January 25, 5 to 7 pm, Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium.
  • In honor of Dr. King’s legacy, the Undergraduate Community Initiative will be hosting an event to discuss a semester-long initiative that acknowledges the importance of inclusive community-building, deep listening, debate, and civic engagement. After the program, attendees can listen to undergraduate students’ readings and performances while enjoying free food and giveaways. 
  • Registration required.
• What’s Next for the Middle East?
  • Friday, January 26, 1 to 2 pm, online.
  • Listen to a conversation between Ghaith al-Omari, former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine, and Dennis Ross, former United States Director of Policy Planning, on current conflict in the Middle East. With experience in the international peace process, al-Omari and Ross will speak to the conflict’s context as well as possibilities for peace. The event will include opening remarks by Secretary Hillary Clinton.
  • Register here. 

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