Academic Centers and Organizations




	Application GuidelinesM.A./Ph.D due 12/15/09Free-Standing M.A. due 4/15/10 Degree Programs Master of Arts Master of Philosophy Orals Reading Lists Doctor of Philosophy Program Particulars Registration Courses Teaching & Fellowships Leaves of Absence Prizes & Travel Grants Placement & Employment Dept Organization Department Officers Staying Informed Graduate Student Directory Graduate Student Council Carnegie Initiative University Resources Libraries & Computing Centers & Organizations Student Services		ACADEMIC CENTERS & ORGANIZATIONS

			Institute for Comparative Literature and Society (ICLS) was founded at Columbia in 1998 to promote a global perspective in the study of literature, culture and its social context. Located in the Heyman Center, ICLS administers the interdepartmental undergraduate and graduate programs in comparative literature, and it draws its faculty from a wide variety of disciplines, both from inside and outside of literary studies proper. Each year the Center sponsors a number of lectures and conferences. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/icls Institute for Research on Women and Gender usually sponsors a Women's Studies Seminar each year as well as public lectures and other events. Contact: 763 Schermerhorn Extension; (212) 854-3277. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/irwag Medieval Guild is open to all graduate students interested in medieval studies; it functions somewhat like a dissertation seminar at all stages of advanced study. Students participating in the Medieval Guild workshop MA Essays and conference papers, form orals discussion groups, and organize social events. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/medieval Queer Studies Group (QSG), founded by graduate students in 1990, provides a forum for interdisciplinary discussion of lesbian and gay studies. It meets biweekly, at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, for colloquia that focus on specific readings, lectures by speakers from inside and outside Columbia, film screenings, and discussions of group members' works in progress. Past speakers have included Eve Sedwick, Douglas Crimp, and Judith Butler. Contact: (212) 854-3277. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/queergrads More Centers and Institutes The list below notes some of the campus institutes offering scholarly and/or technical support of particular interest to English students. Various English Department faculty are especially involved in the operation of those institutes marked with an asterisk. A more complete list of academic institutes at Columbia can be found at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/academics.html. Institute for African Studies Institute for Research in African American Studies Weatherhead East Asian Institute Institute on East Central Europe Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race Center for the Study of Human Rights School of International and Public Affairs Center for Jazz Studies Language Resource Center Middle East Institute New Media Teaching and Learning Center Program in Narrative Medicine Southern Asian Institute Institute on Western Europe Students should also be aware of the following centers, associated with the French and German Departments, respectively, which offer a variety of academic and social events throughout the year La Maison Française Deutsches Haus Casa Hispanica Casa Italiana