Check out a Buddhist celebration or learn more about cosmopolitanism this week.

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Student Spotlight:

Practicing Human Rights Law: A Global South Perspective

  • Tuesday, April 22, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Pupin 424.
  • Join the Athena Pre-Law Society and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights for this panel discussing how legal work intersects with human rights advocacy. The event will feature three lawyers from the ISHR—Gustavo Miranda Coutinho, Kutlwano Magashula, and Erick Luwongo.
  • Register here.

Vesak Celebration

  • Saturday, April 26, 1 to 4 pm, James Chapel at Union Theological Seminary.
  • This holiday event hosted by the Columbia University Buddhist Association will feature dance performances, food, and art.
  • No registration required.

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Recommended:

Keychain Making Galore!

  • Monday, April 21, 1:30 to 3:30 pm, Diana 6th Floor.
  • Take a break from studying with Barnard SEE and get creative making some keychains.
  • No registration required.

“The Fight for Global Press Freedom” with CJS & The New York Times

  • Monday, April 21, 2 to 6 pm, Pulitzer Hall Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor and live on YouTube.
  • This program will bring together journalists and legal experts to discuss the current state of efforts to suppress reporters and freedom of the press. The schedule begins with welcoming remarks from Rebecca Blumenstein, President of NBC News and Chair of the Board of the Columbia Journalism Review. Following, there is a fireside chat with Jelani Cobb, Dean and Professor at CJS, and A.G. Sulzberger, Chairman and Publisher of The New York Times. Another part of the program is a panel discussion featuring prominent journalists and academics. 
  • Register here.

American Voter Project: Reimagining Our Democracy

  • Wednesday, April 23, 6 to 8 pm, Faculty House Presidential Suite, 3rd Floor.
  • This event, part of the American Voter Project series, centers on the ways in which American democracy has been compromised and how we can work to restore it. Speakers include 82nd Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., CC’73 Law’76, and former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
  • Register here.

Two Types of Cosmopolitanism

  • Friday, April 25, 5 to 6:30 pm, International Affairs Building 1219.
  • In this event hosted by the Harriman Institute, Professor Galin Tihanov of Queen Mary University of London will explore the meaning of the word cosmopolitan in the context of Central and Eastern European intellectuals and the difference between political and cultural cosmopolitanism.
  • Register here.

Trump Policies Toward Latin America

  • Monday, April 21, 4 to 6 pm, International Affairs Building 802.
  • This discussion will feature Juan Cruz, Former Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Shannon O’Neil, Senior Vice President, Council of Foreign Relations, and Brian Winter, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, America’s Quarterly. Hosted by the Institute for Latin American Studies and the Latin American Student Association, the talk will focus on the effects of the second Trump administration on Latin America.
  • Registration not required for Columbia affiliates.

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