Jerry’s Picks 16.5 Feb. 8 – Feb. 23

February, Black History Month, brings programs focusing on race and society, as well as the usual Big Idea smorgasbord. Write event stories here

LOOKING AHEAD

February 8 – March 25
Rare Book and Manuscript Library | Institute for Research in African American Studies
On view now, an exhibit on the late Manning Marable, an author, activist, scholar, and the founding director of Columbia’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies. View hours here. Mark your calendars: exhibit, panel discussion, and reception on March 11. Butler Library, 6th floor, Chang Octagon.

REMINDERS

February 9: Human Rights Connectivity and the Future of the Human Rights System, A Diverse Nation: the French Model of Integration, and Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus
February 10: 99 Homes
February 11: World Leaders Forum and Embodied Cognition Workshop: Music and Neuroscience
February 13: Albert Murray—An American Original

PICKS

February 8 
6 – 8 p.m.
Mailman School
Negotiating Humanitarian Space: Experiences from the Field 
A round-table discussion about humanitarian space in conflict zones. Speakers from Doctors Without Borders will share their experiences. RSVP here. 722 West 168th St, Allan Rosenfield Building, Hess Commons. (Global)

February 10
6 – 7 p.m.
Columbia Global Reports | Committee on Global Thought
Planes, Trains, and Root Canals: The New World of Medical Tourism
Sasha Issenberg, Bloomberg Politics contributor and author of Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism; Michael Doyle, director of Columbia Global Policy Initiative and member of the Committee on Global Thought; and Nicholas Lemann, director of Columbia Global Reports and journalism dean emeritus, will discuss Issenberg’s book, medical tourism, and global healthcare. Register . Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 105. (Global)

February 12
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SIPA | Center on Global Economic Governance
BRICS 2.0: Challenges of Global Governance and Growth
This BRICLab conference will bring together academics, policymakers, and business leaders to examine how Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are continuing to build new global governance platforms and the impact on the global political economy. Moderated by David Fergusson, CEO of the M&A Advisor and opening remarks by Jan Svejnar, director of the Center on Global Economic Governance. Registration is required here. Low Library Rotunda. (Global)

​February 18​
6 7:15 p.m.
​Center on Global Energy Policy
Richard L. Kauffman, chairman of energy and finance for New York in the office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, will discuss the strategy to build a cleaner, more resilient, and affordable energy system in New York. David Sandalow, inaugural fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, will moderate. Registration is required . Faculty House, Presidential Room 2/3. (Climate Change, Global)

February 19
12:15 – 2 p.m.
Center for Race, Philosophy, and Social Justice
The Future of Racial Morality After Black Love and Black Rage
Christopher Lebron, assistant professor of African American studies and philosophy at Yale University, will talk as part of the speaker series. Lebron has been active in public forums discussing race, social justice, and democratic ethics – most recently he has written for the Boston Review and the New York Times. (Just Societies)

February 23
6 – 8:30 p.m.
Rare Book and Manuscript Library | Lehman Center for American History
As part of the Live from Columbia Archives series, a discussion with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Arthur Browne. Butler Library 523. (Just Societies)

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

 

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