Deconstructing Race & Racism Lecture Series X
October 22, 2006 at 8:00 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events, Readings | Leave a CommentCome to the tenth “Deconstructing Race & Racism Lecture Series” hosted by the Center for Contemporary Black History at Columbia University:
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Prof. Nahum Chandler
Institute for Research African-American Studies, Columbia University
Professor of Global Studies, Tama University, Tokyo, Japan
Davis Auditorium (Schapiro Center)
Regarding Dr. Chandler:
An excerpt from a recently completed book of the same title, this lecture will examine the contemporary bearing of W.E.B. Du Bois’s essay “The Present Outlook for the Dark Races of Mankind.” Originally given as a lecture in December 1899, it is the first text in which Du Bois announced his most famous phrase: “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” After examining the meaning of the scholastic oversight that has left this essay in the shadows of more famous and later usages of the phrase, for example in The Souls of Black Folk, Prof. Chandler’s lecture offers a certain way of understanding the epistemic, and hence political, implication of Du Bois’s idea of the global color line–one he maintained throughout his whole career–for the present and future. For further information please visit http://www.columbia.edu/cu/iraas. For further information contact the Center at ccbh@columbia.edu or (212) 854-1489.
Cabot Prizes for Outstanding Reporting on Latin America Awarded
June 23, 2006 at 8:04 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events, Readings | 1 CommentThis just in from Columbia News:
The Graduate School of Journalism announced the winners of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for outstanding reporting on Latin America on June 21. The Cabot Prize honors journalists who have covered the Western Hemisphere and demonstrated a commitment to freedom of the press and inter-American understanding.
This year’s winners are independent journalist and writer Mario Vargas Llosa; Ginger Thompson, Mexico City bureau chief for The New York Times; José Hamilton Ribeiro, special reporter for TV Globo, Brazil; and Matt Moffett, South American correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
Visit Columbia News or Cabot Prize website for further information.
Speaking Out: NYCLU’s Contest for Youth
June 13, 2006 at 9:34 pm | In Community, Readings | Leave a CommentNew York Civil Liberties Union announces “SPEAKING OUT: A Contest for Youth and Students” that asks high-school-aged youth to create a piece of writing or art that makes a statement about the Rockefeller Drug Laws or policing in schools. The contest is open to all NYC high-school age students (under 20 years old), whether or not they are enrolled in school. Entries must be submitted by email to restrada@nyclu.org, or by mail to NYCLU Contest, 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004.
Winners will receive:
–Cash prizes of up to $1,000;
–Free NYCLU membership;
–Free tickets to the concert, Broadway Stands Up for Freedom
Visit http://www.nyclu.org for more information and online resources on Rockefeller Drug laws or policing in school!
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.
Diversity Training Mandated
April 12, 2006 at 8:45 pm | In Happenings/Events, Readings | Leave a CommentOMA institutes curriculum for administration and student leaders. Excerpt from today’s Spec:
Columbia’s Office of Multicultural Affairs has unveiled a diversity education and training initiative, a previously unaddressed demand from the 2004 protests, to begin in the fall of 2006.
According to Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Melinda Aquino, who drafted the initiative, training will be required of certain student leaders and administrators. The four-year curriculum will have four tiers, the first of which will be mandatory for all incoming students through the New Student Orientation Program. The last three will be offered through optional trainings and workshops.
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The initiative’s four tiers correspond to levels of achievement in an understanding of diversity: cultural competency within the community, cultural competency through community sharing, ally development, and social justice and equity.
AdHoc 1.2: Diversifying Columbia
April 6, 2006 at 3:11 pm | In Readings | Leave a CommentTwo articles from the AdHoc are worth reading. The first on Columbia’s efforts in diversity (or lack thereof):
If Columbia’s recruiting process results in a disproportionate representation of white males, then Columbia is missing out on talented women and minority candidates. Part of the unpleasant truth, however, is that thanks to historical inequalities in American education, there simply are not as many women and minorities to draw from in certain fields. This should not be an excuse for complacency. If women and minorities are not represented in “hard” sciences like physics and mathematics, for example, then the University needs to reach out to them by actively cultivating a more democratic academic culture. When they see professors of their own gender or race in a field, students will be more likely to recognize that they can succeed in that field, too.
The other is on “Civil Rights Outside the Gender Binary”
There is a general lack of vocal support for trans rights by non-queer and non-trans identified people. By contrast, the issue of gay marriage has garnered political attention even from those who do not identify themselves as part of this group. Comparing homophobia to racism, or gay rights to civil rights, requires an assumption that same-sex attraction is somehow visible and an inherent characteristic of an individual. Homophobia is blamed for the discrimination that is directed towards LGBTQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer) identified people, but homophobia is not solely about sexual orientation. One must account for verbal or physical assault on one who may be heterosexual, but whose attackers associate the victim with a sexual orientation based on their perception of the victim’s gender. Gender is visible to the public, while the sex of the person or persons one is attracted to is not. Therefore, many hate crimes are perpetrated based on a tight association of gender with sexuality.
Both articles are available online at http://www.adhocmag.com.
“Munch Seduces the Masses”
April 4, 2006 at 2:58 pm | In Exhibitions, Readings | 1 CommentThis from today’s Spec:
“Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul” is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining retrospective that follows the recent trend of mounting “audience-proof” exhibitions. Museums try and amass as many great and popular works of art as they can in order to satiate a public that seeks the comfort of the familiar. There’s little revelatory about the show except perhaps to reacquaint New Yorkers with a cross section of Munch’s voluminous body of work. That said, Edvard Munch is beyond a doubt one of the most exciting offerings of the spring.
Full article here. A recap from one previous entry:
The Museum of Modern Art
(212) 708-9400
11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues
New York, NY 10019-5497“Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul”
The first American museum retrospective of the Norwegian artist (1863-1944) in thirty years. Through May 8th, 2006.
And remember, with your Columbia student ID, admission is free!
“An Immigration Debate Framed by Family Ties”
April 4, 2006 at 2:52 pm | In Readings | Leave a CommentOn the Capitol Hill, a heated debate over immigration takes place in Congress with Senators carrying memories of their own American experience. From today’s NYT:
“You talk about America being a nation of immigrants,” he said, “well, my two best friends were immigrants, my mother and my father. I saw how they struggled. They struggled with the language. They struggled with anti-Semitism. They struggled to make a living. It was tough. You knew you were different.
“So I have a lot of simpatico for the individuals who are immigrants. I have even more of an understanding of what immigrants have done for the country.”
Mr. Martinez, the Florida Republican, echoed those thoughts, saying his own success in the United States had convinced him that given the opportunity, illegal immigrants would also succeed. “America has a way of bringing us in,” he said, “welcoming us and allowing us to become a part of the whole.”
Full article available here.
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