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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:

Tariffs, Tensions, and Trade: A Conversation on Global Relations

  • Tuesday, October 28, 7 to 7:45 pm, 1120 International Affairs Building.
  • Professor of Economics Waseem Noor and Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Jeffry Frieden are panelists for this talk hosted by the Columbia Economic Review. Pizza will be provided!
  • Register here.

Ignite: General Body Meeting

  • Tuesday, October 28, 9:30 to 10:30 pm, on Zoom.
  • Ignite’s first general body meeting will be held this Tuesday and is mandatory for those applying for an Executive Board position. 
  • Join the Zoom meeting here.

Beginner Friendly American Sign Language Lesson

  • Thursday, October 30, 7 to 7:45 pm, Lerner Satow Conference Room.
  • Columbia University Best Buddies is collaborating with CU Sign to bring students a lesson in American Sign Language. 
  • No registration required.

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Recommended:

Slow Tech Dragon: A Balanced Assessment of China’s Economic Trajectory

  • Monday, October 27, 5 to 7 pm, Columbia Business School, Cooperman Commons.
  • China is often described as both an emerging economy and a tech superpower. Hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business, this event attempts to reconcile these two views. From 5 to 6 pm, Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, Center for Strategic & International Studies will give a lecture, followed by a reception in the Alumni Lounge from 6 to 7 pm. 
  • Register here.

American Religion is … Surveillance

  • Tuesday, October 28, 5:30 to 7 pm, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary.
  • As part of a series called “The Shifting Paradigms of American Religion,” this event focuses on the ways in which American religious communities are using surveillance using new technologies or changing media. Speakers include Michael Graziano (University of Northern Iowa), Rucha Kaur (Sikh Coalition), and Kathryn Montalbano (University of Kentucky).
  • Register here.

Academic Freedom Under Autocracy

  • Tuesday, October 28, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, The Forum Foyer.
  • SIPA, Columbia World Projects, the Committee on Global Thought, and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue are launching a new series in response to intensifying attacks on academic freedom at universities across the world. As the first lecture in this series, panelists will discuss how academic institutions survive under authoritarian governments, using Hungary and India as case studies.
  • Register here.

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