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Here you will find information about
the exciting events being held by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. If
you have any questions regarding the following events, please contact Feven Teklu at 212-854-9590
or ft2170@columbia.edu for more information.
Note that select events are for
members of the Society of Columbia Scholars or by invitation only. If you are
interested in joining the Society of Columbia Scholars, please contact Pat
O’Connell at po2101@columbia.edu or 212-851-4169
Upcoming GSAS Reunions
Saturday, April 4, 2009
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is holding Reunions for each of our 31 departments and for other special programs that the Graduate School offers.
Reunions are an opportunity to return to Columbia and to celebrate the accomplishments of fellow alumni.
This year, GSAS welcomes alumni from the Departments of Art History and Archaeology, Classics, East Asian Languages and Cultures, History, Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, and Music back to Columbia.
You can download the Reunion schedule here.
Schedule of Activities
Registration - Havemeyer Hall
9:00am: Check in, receive your reunion packet, and enjoy continental breakfast with returning alums
Morning - Sessions in Your Departments
Art History and Archaeology
10:00am: Join Professors Matthew McKelway and Zoe Strother and graduate student Emerson Bowyer, who will present their research and moderate a discussion.
Classics
10:00am: Chair James Zetzel and current graduate students share research and discuss Classics today.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
10:00am: Join Professors Robert Hymes, David Lurie, Gregory Pflugfelder, and Shang Wei for faculty talks and to revisit your Columbia experience and to reconnect with the department.
History
10:00am: Director of Graduate Studies Pamela Smith welcomes alumni and friends to faculty talks. Department Chair Marc Van De Mieroop reflects on “Whither Columbia’s History Department?” and Professor Emeritus Henry Graff discusses “Profanity and the Presidency.”
Middle East And Asian Languages and Cultures
10:00am: Professor Fran Pritchett will share the website of resources she has compiled spanning South Asian art, architecture, literature, and languages. Professor Pritchett and Prof. Gil Anidjar will lead a roundtable on MEALAC’s past and future.
Music
10:00am: Professor Walter Frisch will chair a session of current graduate students presenting their research and creative work.
Afternoon - General Session in Havemeyer Hall
2:00pm: Welcome
Henry C. Pinkham
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Mathematics
2:15pm
"World War II and the Politics of Memory in Asia Today"
Carol Gluck
George Sansom Professor of History and Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures
2:45pm
"Godzilla Fights the Cold War"
Gregory Pflugfelder
Associate Professor
3:15pm
Coffee Break
4:15pm
"Studying the Conflict in Darfur and Sudan"
Mahmood Mamdani
Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and Professor of Anthropology
4:45pm
"Codex Hammurabi: The Monumental Force of the Law"
Zainab Bahrani
Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art History and Archaeology
5:15pm
"Haydn and the Music of Illumination"
Elaine Sisman
Anne Parsons Bender Professor of Music
Evening - Cocktails in Low Library
6:00pm
GSAS Cocktail Reception
8:00pm
Event Concludes
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