Recovering from Bacchanal? Check out these campus events!
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Student Spotlight:
- Wednesday, April 9, 11:45 am to 1 pm, The Forum.
- Join RAs for a crafting session and connect with your fellow students!
- No registration required.
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Recommended:
Black, Brilliant & Free/An Ode to Zora: Dust Tracks On a Road (Zine Making)
- Tuesday, April 8, 6 to 8 pm, Milstein 225.
- Check out this interactive zine-making session as part of the Zora Neale Hurston Centennial celebration, hosted by artist OlaRonke Akinmowo, B.O.S.S., and Barnard Library. Free copies of Hurston’s memoir Dust Tracks On a Road will be available while supplies last.
- Register here.
Across the Aisle: The Judiciary
- Wednesday, April 8, 5 to 6 pm, Low Library Rotunda.
- This discussion will feature judges Hon. Roy K. Altman and Hon. Steve Higginson and will be moderated by Professor Jamal Greene. The talk will focus on the role of federal judges, their influence on society, and their role in participating in public discourse. As part of the Institute of Global Politics (IGP) “Across the Aisle” series, the event seeks to bring together speakers with opposing viewpoints to create meaningful political discourse.
- Register here.
- Wednesday, April 9, 5:15 to 7 pm, Barnard Hall LeFrak Theatre.
- This cross-disciplinary event will discuss climate politics, colonialist legacies, and community solutions for environmental issues. Political Science Professor Kimberly Marten will focus on energy nationalism, while Professor Maricarmen Hernández of the Sociology Department will talk about colonialism. Architecture Professor Anooradha Siddiqi will discuss resilience, and Environmental Science Professor Elizabeth Cook will speak on nature-based community solutions. An audience Q&A will follow the discussion.
- Register here.
What if the Economy Worked for Democracy?
- Wednesday, April 9, 6 to 7 pm, Pulitzer Hall Lecture Hall.
- Hosted by the Center for Political Economy, this discussion will center on how societies work through times of economic uncertainty, the structural factors that affect inclusivity and prosperity, and how a political economy can contribute to advancing democracy. The event will feature Columbia Professors Ira Katznelson and Katharina Pistor, as well as Stanford Professor Josiah Ober and University of Chicago Professor James Robinson.
- Register here.
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