Nine not-so-picky picks below as fall’s abundance throws all editorial discipline to the wind! Be sure to share your event stories!

A special campus opportunity from SIPA and the Italian Academy, now through October 15: Nick Danziger’s compelling exhibit of black and white photographs of women and children around the world, answering the question: Did the UN Millennium Development Goals succeed in giving families a better life? More information here.

September 19 – 26 
School of the Arts
Morningside Lights: New York Nocturne
A week of free community arts workshops culminates in a procession of handmade lanterns inspired by New York City after dark. See the schedule of daily lantern-building workshops here. Illuminated procession on September 26 at 8 p.m. Morningside Park, 116th Street and Morningside Avenue. (Reminder)

September 25
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Columbia Business School
Imagine and Inspire: The Future of Social Enterprise
The field of social enterprise emerged as activists, business people, and organizations used their skills to solve the last century’s most pressing problems. In celebration of Columbia Business School’s Centennial, this conference will explore what the next 100 years of social enterprise will entail. List of speakers and schedule here. Purchase tickets ($150) here. The New York Historical Society Museum. (Just Societies)

September 30
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Institute for Research in African-American Studies
Reconstruction: In Pursuit of Family History from 40 Acres and a Mule to Black Lives Matter
A conversation with Keith Boykin, assistant adjunct professor at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies and a New York Times best-selling author and TV commentator.
School of Journalism, 3rd floor. (Just Societies)

September 29
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. 
Columbia Entrepreneurship
Sports, the Digital Bellwether
The first live televised sporting event in the U.S. took place on May 17, 1939 at Baker Field. Since then, innovations in TV delivery continue to change the viewer experience and social media is fostering new relationships among athletes, leagues, and fans. Big League digital innovators of the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB will be in conversation with NBA Commissioner Emeritus David J. Stern ’66LAW. Purchase tickets here. If alumni relations and development officers would like to use this event as an engagement opportunity, please contact Christopher McGarry at [email protected] to request complimentary tickets. 125 W. 18th Street, Metropolitan Pavilion. (21st Century Public Square) (Reminder)

October 2
4 – 5:30 p.m.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
The Importance of Early China and the Indispensable Role of Western Institutions
An inaugural ceremony for the Tang Center for Early China. Opening remarks by Provost John Coatsworth and keynote lecture by Li Feng, professor of early Chinese history and archaeology. Please contact Maryellen Rogusky at [email protected] to RSVP. Low Library, Faculty Room. (Global)

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.  
School of the Arts
Preview Screening of The 33
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the School of the Arts, an exclusive screening of The 33, a film that tells the story of the 2010 Chilean mining disaster where 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days. A Q&A will follow with the director Patricia Riggen ’03SOA. Miller Theatre.

October 2 – 3
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation
Computation and Journalism Symposium
This forum brings together a broad range of thinkers, doers, journalists, and storytellers to discuss the ways journalism is and should be adapting in the face of new technologies. Opening keynote by Lada Adamic, data scientist at Facebook and closing reception by Chris Wiggins, associate professor of applied mathematics and chief data scientist at the New York Times. Register here. Brown Institute for Media Innovation, Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway. (Data and Society, 21st Century Public Square)

October 6
6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Columbia University Libraries
Alice’s Adventures at Columbia
In 1932, Alice Pleasance Hargreaves was awarded an honorary degree by Columbia University for the centenary of Lewis Carroll’s birth and for inspiring the tale Alice in Wonderland. A lecture by Dayna Huhn, founder of the Lewis Carroll Society of Canada, followed by a viewing of the accompanying exhibition at Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Butler Library, 6th floor, East.

October 7
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
College of Physicians and Surgeons | School of Continuing Education
Narrative Medicine Rounds: Akhil Sharma, Author
Narrative Medicine Rounds are lectures or readings presented by scholars, clinicians, or writers engaged in work at the intersection of narrative and health care. Akhil Sharma, assistant professor of creative writing at Rutgers University, is the author of An Obedient Father, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. CUMC Faculty Club, Physicians and Surgeons Building, 4th floor.

Events are now tagged where appropriate with University-wide Big Ideas: Precision Medicine, Global, Climate Change, Data and Society, Just Societies, 21st Century Public Square, and the Zuckerman Institute and the Future of Neuroscience. Through Big Ideas, faculty and students from multiple schools and campuses collaborate for transformative impact, addressing major issues of our time.

For RSVP, ticket availability, and other details, follow the links. We always appreciate hearing from you about future events!