Welcome back to campus, Barnumbia! Bwog is here to kick off your spring semester with our weekly roundup of on-campus and Columbia-related events. If you’re stressed about how you’re going to get off of three waitlists in the next two weeks, take a break and read this week’s “Every Event On Campus” instead!

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.

Student Spotlight:

Connect with a CU Well Peer Leader

  • Friday, January 24, 12 to 4 pm, Lerner Ramps.
  • Stop by the CU Well Peer Leaders’ table to learn more about the health and well-being resources provided by Alice! Health Promotion and Columbia Health. You can pick up free snacks and other items as well!
  • No registration required.

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Recommended:

Book Talk: Deference in Human Rights

  • Thursday, January 23, 12:10 to 1:10 pm, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 107.
  • Co-hosted by the Human Rights Institute and the Ambedkar Program in Global Constitutionalism, this event features a discussion with Cora Chan, author of the newly published book Deference in Human Rights Abjudication. Panelists from Columbia Law School and Florida State University College of Law will discuss the book’s findings on constitutional law, constitutional theory, and human rights laws. Lunch will be served.
  • Register here.

Summer 2025 Study Abroad Opportunities Information Session

  • Friday, January 24, 12 to 1 pm, Zoom.
  • The Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE) is hosting an info session on Columbia-Led Summer 2025 programs. Learn about programs in Venice, Kyoto, Paris, Athens, and more. You’ll also hear about all of the fine details regarding earning Columbia credits, scholarships, and working on the Columbia Core Curriculum. 
  • Register here.

What to Expect: The Trump Administration’s Economic Security Policy

  • Friday, January 24, 12 to 1 pm, The Korea Society or Online.
  • Attend a discussion with Navin Girishankar and Yeo Han-koo on the Trump Administration’s economic security policy toward Asia. Moderated by Korea Society president and CEO Tom Byrne, this event will feature discussion on US-China economic competition, tariffs, international trade, and more. 
  • Register here to attend in-person or here to watch the livestream.

Tour of Trigger Planting 2.0

  • Friday, January 24, 12 to 1:30 pm, Milstein Lobby.
  • Trigger Planting 2.0 collaborators Kadambari Baxi, Maureen Connor, and Landon Newton will be hosting public walkthroughs of their exhibition, which explores the changing states of reproductive rights in the US and across the globe.
  • Register here.

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