We are aging, disarming, jogging – just another Columbia fortnight!
Highlighted below are general interest campus events across a range of topics of possible interest to alumni, donors, and prospects. This listing is highly selective by design – regrettably, much more is omitted than featured. For RSVP, ticket availability, and other details, follow the links.
October 22
4 p.m.
Mailman School of Public Health
The New Age of Aging: Are Longer Lives a Good Thing?
In the last century, average lifespans have increased by 30 years. In many countries people commonly live till 80, 90, and even 100. By 2030, almost 20 percent of the U.S. population will be 65 and over. Are we ready for this severe demographic shift? Join Mailman Dean Linda P. Fried and Alliance for Aging Research Founder Dan Perry in a thought-provoking discussion moderated by documentary filmmaker Perri Peltz ’84MPH. Alumni Auditorium, Black Building, 650 West 168th Street.
October 23 – Two Blix Picks!
12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Law School Center on Global Governance
The Development of the United Nations Security System, with Dr. Hans Blix, who has served as foreign minister of Sweden, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and chief United Nations weapons inspector. Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102 B.
3 p.m.
World Leaders Forum
Dr. Hans Blix: Non-Use of Armed Force in State Relations – an Evolving Norm
Followed by a question and answer session. Introduction by Richard Gardner, Henry L. Moses Professor Emeritus of Law and International Organization, School of Law, Columbia University in the City of New York. Teatro, Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue.
October 24
8:30 a.m.
Athletics and Office of Alumni and Development
President Bollinger’s Thirteenth Annual Fun Run 5K Run/Walk
Join President Bollinger for a five kilometer run/walk through Riverside Park. The Fun Run started in 2002 as part of President Bollinger’s Inauguration festivities. It will begin on College Walk and proceed through Riverside Park, ending at the promenade overlook at 116th Street. Click here to view the map online. Online registration is required and is currently open. To register, click here.
October 27
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Columbia Global Centers
India Beyond Technology and Yoga: The power of literature in a globalizing world
A conversation about the impact and agency of Indian literature in a global world featuring Vikas Swarup whose book Slumdog Millionaire (originally titled Q&A) has been translated into 42 languages and whose big screen adaptation grossed $375 million at the box office; Indian feminist publisher and author of The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India, Urvashi Butalia; author of From the Ruins of Empire and public intellectual Pankaj Mishra, who the Economist says is the heir to Edward Said; and Suketu Mehta, whose Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. Miller Theatre Moderator: Vishakha Desai, special advisor for global affairs to the President of Columbia. Miller Theatre. (Reminder)
October 30
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Columbia Entrepreneurship and SIPA
Innovations in Global Entrepreneurship: Cities, Not Countries, Take The Lead
The contention to be explored in this conversation is that a select few major municipalities around the world – and not national governments – are the real drivers of innovation in startup ecosystems and in job creation through fostering entrepreneurship. Moderator Fernando Fabre and the panelists are all driving global innovations in entrepreneurship in their own way but their approach is to focus on cities. With Fernando Fabre, president, Endeavor Global; Brad Hardgraves, co-founder, General Assembly; Miguel McKelvey, co-founder, WeWork; and Katherine Oliver, principal, Bloomberg Associates and former commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. Introduced by SIPA Dean Merit E. Janow 222 Broadway, 22nd Floor. (Reminder)
As always, I appreciate hearing from you about future events! Best, Jerry