A Film by Dariush Mehrjui
May 25, 2006 at 12:00 am | In Screening | Leave a CommentOn Wednesday, June 14th, at 7 PM, join the Peace Action of New York State for the newest film by Iran’s most famous film maker, Dariush Mehrjui as well as Persian snacks and a presentation by PANYS Executive Director, Melissa Van, who just returned from a two week peace-making trip in Iran.
Cantor Film Center at New York Univ.
36 East 8th Street
$50 Film & Reception; $35 Film Only
Order tickets by phone: 212-629-1789
Women’s and Environment Development Organization on Gender
May 23, 2006 at 12:07 am | In Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentThe Earth Institute Fellows presented June Zeitlin, executive eirector of the Women’s and Environment Development Organization (WEDO) at the United Nations. Zeitlin discussed the work the organization does on gender, environment and development.
The seminar was held on Monday, May 22nd, from 4 to 6 PM, in room 477 of Alfred Lerner Hall at Columbia University. For more information, contact Michael Fishman at mfishman@ei.columbia.edu.
City Year Event: Service Day
May 9, 2006 at 1:22 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentThis just in from the CCE:
City Year Event: Service Day
10 AM to 4:30 PM
After the kick-off event, the volunteers will come together for an inspiring Day of Service in Harlem and the South Bronx. Volunteers will be deployed throughout the city of New York to transform neighborhoods through powerful physical service projects, such as painting murals and building community gardens.Please register for the event at https://www.cityyear.org/cyzygy/registration/registration.cfm.
Columbia Sponsors African Xylophone Festival
May 7, 2006 at 12:08 am | In Community, Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentThis just in from Columbia News:
Columbia University, Jumbie Records and the 92nd Street Y are presenting North America’s only festival of xylophone music from across the African continent. This event features new and traditional music for an amazing variety of African xylophones. The family-friendly event will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2006, from 1 to 3 PM, in 301 Philosophy Hall.
For more information, call (800) 525-0843 or visit http://www.JumbieRecords.com.
Students Reflect on Hate Crimes
May 6, 2006 at 8:21 pm | In Community, Readings | Leave a CommentExcerpt from the Spectator, May 3rd, 2006
Two years after the race-related protests of 2004, diversity issues came back into the public spotlight this spring as Stop Hate on Columbia’s Campus, an ad-hoc student group that formed in December, brought its demands to the student body via a series of public demonstrations and outreach efforts in early April.
But while some students showed their support during these protests, others questioned the need for such measures, and the best way to create change at Columbia.
Universities Work to Make Diversity Core
May 6, 2006 at 8:17 pm | In Community, Readings | Leave a CommentUniversities Work to Make Diversity Core: Students at Other Universities Push for Curricular Diversity. From Spectator:
Columbia’s Core Curriculum routinely comes under attack from those who’d like it to include non-Western works as well as a broad range of cultural perspectives.
But even universities without such a classical course load have their issues with introducing diversity into the classroom.
Partially as a result of national trends and perhaps under pressure from student groups, departments like ethnic studies have cropped up across the country in recent decades. The struggle on Ivy League campuses continues as students push for books from many backgrounds and the hiring of more faculty of color, with varying degrees of success.
Meet Three Extraordinary Columbia Writers
May 5, 2006 at 9:59 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events, Readings | Leave a CommentThis just in from the Academic Advising Center:
If you’ve ever dreamed about writing a novel, or you just love a great book, this event is for you. Please join Columbia College Women for a discussion and reading by three alumnae and authors of unique and compelling works of fiction.
Melissa de la Cruz, CC ‘93
Author of Cat’s Meow, Fresh Off the Boat and The Au PairsJennifer Anglade Dahlberg, CC’93
Author of Uptown and DownTova Mirvis, CC’95
Author of The Ladies Auxiliary and The Outside WorldCome to this extraordinary gathering for an intimate conversation about publishing and writing about what you know.
May 8th, 2006, at 7 PM
President’s Room
The Faculty House at Columbia UniversityRSVP at: http://www.college.columbia.edu/alumni/events/#6041.
Passport to New York
May 5, 2006 at 1:41 pm | In Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentIn addition to the ongoing African Film Festival, remember that your CUID is your “Passport to New York.” As CU Arts Initiative has been saying, to gain free admission to museums, just show your CUID with a validation sticker for the current semester (visit the ID Center in Kent Hall to get one). Several interesting museums of note (for full list please visit CU Arts at http://www.cuarts.com.
American Folk Art Museum
Location: 45 West 53rd Street
Phone: 212-265-1040
http://www.folkartmuseum.orgAsia Society
Location: 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
Phone: 212-288-6400
http://www.asiasociety.orgCaribbean Cultural Center
Location: 408 West 58th Street
Phone: 212-307-7420
http://www.caribecenter.orgEl Museo del Barrio
Location: 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street)
Phone: 212-831-7272
http://www.elmuseo.orgMuseum for African Art
Location: Varies by exhibit, check website
Phone: 718-784-7700
http://www.africanart.orgMuseum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Location: 39 Battery Park Place
Phone: 646-437-4200
http://www.mjhnyc.orgNational Museum of Catholic Art and History
Location: 443 East 115th Street (1st Ave and Pleaseant Ave.)
Phone: 212-828-5209
http://www.nmcah.orgSchomberg Center for Research in Black Culture
Location: 515 Malcolm X Boulevard
Phone: 212-491-2200
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
“Passport to NY” is brought you by the Provost’s Office, Student Services and the Columbia Arts Initiative.
13th Annual New York African Film Festival
May 4, 2006 at 12:03 am | In Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentIt bears repetition:
Citywide Cinematic Celebration to Run April 20th through May 29th, 2006. The 13th Annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) will launch a citywide cinematic celebration on April 20th to satisfy New York’s love of quality and substantive independent cinema. The Festival will spotlight a wide array of U.S. premieres of internationally-acclaimed films, including Drum from director Zola Maseko, starring Taye Diggs, and the U.S. premiere of U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, an exquisite adaptation of Bizet’s opera “Carmen” that won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear Award, the opening night feature. The month-long event, co-presented by the African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, will highlight films about Africans facing rapid transition, their lives shaped by the effects of war, migration, HIV/AIDS, and subsequent xenophobia, reconciliation and displacement. For more information on the African Film Festival, Inc., go to http://www.africanfilmny.org. Ticket Information: for box office hours and schedule information call 212-875-5600. For ticket information call the ICP Education Department at (212) 857-0001.
NASS Graduate Scholarship Program
May 2, 2006 at 2:34 pm | In Intership and Jobs | Leave a CommentThis just in from the Political Science Department:
The National Agricultural Statistics Service would like to make qualified US citizens of Asian-Pacific descent aware of the following scholarship program. NASS is the primary data-gathering agency within the US Department of Agriculture. Most of our statisticians work on surveys or in geographic-information systems.
The Graduate Scholarship Program provides funding for graduate school as preparation for a career in government service. The program is designed to recruit U.S. Citizen, Asian Pacific Americans to work for USDA after completion of graduate course work in particular disciplines, and will be administered under the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). In 2006, twelve scholarships will be awarded to students enrolled in Master’s or Ph.D. programs. Generally, a maximum of two (2) years of funding will be provided for a Master’s degree and four (4) years of funding will be provided for a Ph.D. degree. Recipients of the scholarships enter into an agreement with USDA and receive full-tuition scholarships. Prior to graduation, recipients intern at USDA for a minimum of 640 hours. The internships are paid in addition
to the scholarship funds. After graduation, recipients are required to work for USDA one year for every year of financial assistance received from USDA.The awards include the following:
–Full-tuition scholarships: tuition, mandatory university fees and books;
–Paid internship (minimum 640 hours) leading to permanent employment;
–Employee benefits; and
–Mentoring, career development, and leadership training.Contact Person:
George Hanuschak
(703) 877-8000 Ext. 100
George_Hanuschak@nass.usda.govHubert Hamer
(202) 720-8092
Hubert_Hamer@nass.usda.govEligibility Criteria:
Each applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
–Be a U.S. citizen;
–Possess a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, or be a graduating senior, with at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale;
–Be accepted into or enrolled in an accredited institution as a graduate student, seeking a Master’s or Ph.D. degree in a field as defined above;
–Have a strong interest in a career in public service with USDA; and
–Not a current USDA employee.
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