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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Courdier Essay Contest

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Dear Students,

The Journal of International Affairs is seeking student submissions for its semiannual Cordier Essay Contest. The author of the winning article will receive $500 along with publication alongside noted scholars in the Journal’s forthcoming issue on Uprisings, Protests, and Revolutions. Published by Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, the Journal of International Affairs is one of the oldest and most respected foreign affairs periodicals.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Essays cannot have been previously published, but need not be written specifically for the contest. Papers submitted for academic credit are welcome, provided they are relevant to the upcoming issue’s theme.
  • Papers should not exceed 4,000 words.
  • Citations should be in the form of footnotes formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed
  • The Andrew Wellington Cordier Essay Contest is open to all students currently enrolled at Columbia University and affiliated schools

·         Submission Deadline: 7 September 2014, 11:59 PM EDT. Interested authors can send submissions or questions to Michael Stecher (Cordier Editor) at mjs2310@columbia.edu.

Fall 2014: Uprisings, Protests, and Revolutions

The Fall 2014 issue will explore the recent international wave of uprisings from a variety of angles. Among the topics covered will be the role of social media and new technology in the organization and execution of contemporary protest movements, as well as the ways that regimes have manipulated these same resources to quell dissent. Beyond technology, we will also explore the role of violence and nonviolence as methods and how they have contributed to the success or failures of protestors’ and revolutionaries’ goals. Another section will look at the international response to uprisings. Why do some movements lead to intervention by powerful states and international organizations, while others are left to fend for themselves? Finally, as a complement to the above topics, we will feature case studies on movements that have been less widely covered.

Uprisings, Protests, and Revolutions is a topic that should allow authors to take a scholarly view of momentous social changes with extreme contemporary relevance and historical import. The Journal’s editorial board plans to approach the topic in a holistic manner that is more than news analysis and attempts to shape the way that these events will be considered a generation from now.

Fall 2014 Cordier Essay: Discuss a contemporary issue that is related to the causes, success, failure, or implications of a contemporary or ongoing uprising, protest, or revolutionary movement. The submission may consider any of the topics described above or address a separate question related to contemporary uprisings, protests, and revolutions (e.g. the economic causes of contemporary social unrest). A successful essay will explore a specific facet and apply lessons learned to the broader issue.

INVITE: Arianna Huffington – Strive to Thrive

Business School, Columbia Events, Fun Stuff, Other Schools, Speakers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huffington Invite

STRIVE TO THRIVE: Redefining Success in the Modern World featuring Arianna Huffington

April 14, 2014

6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Reception and book signing to follow.

Uris Hall, Room 301 – Columbia Business School – 3022 Broadway

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Click to register.

The Chazen Institute’s Global Leadership Matrix (GLeaM) Program invites you to join Arianna Huffington discuss how the ‘Third Metric’ relates to both current and future global leadership challenges.  The event will be accompanied by a book signing of Huffington’s latest and 14th book, “Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder.”  For more information on the book or to purchase a copy before the event, click here.

The event will be moderated by Sheena Iyengar, the Inaugural S.T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, director of the Global Leadership Matrix (GLeaM), research director at the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business, and author of “The Art of Choosing.”  She received a PhD in social psychology from Stanford University (1997), a BS in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1992), and a BA in psychology, minor in English from University of Pennsylvania (1992).

The Global Leadership Matrix (GLeaM) was launched at Columbia Business School in 2011 by Sheena Iyengar. GLeaM’s mission is to advance and promote understanding of leadership in a global context.  Click for more information on the Jerome A. Chazen Institute and the GLeaM Initiative.

Arianna Huffington is the chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of fourteen books. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that quickly became one of the most widely read, linked to, and frequently cited media brands on the Internet. In 2012, the site won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. In 2013, she was named to the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. In 2006, and again in 2011, she was named to the Time 100, Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union. She serves on several boards, including EL PAÍS, PRISA, the Center for Public Integrity, and the Committee to Protect Journalists.

 

INVITE: Intelligence Squared Debate- MORE CLICKS, FEWER BRICKS

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MORE CLICKS, FEWER BRICKS: The Lecture Hall is Obsolete

April 2, 2014
Miller Theater
Columbia University
2960 Broadway at 116th Street

First 200 tickets are complimentary for Columbia Faculty, Students, and Staff (limit 2 tickets with valid ID) if you sign up before March 12th. Register here for complimentary tickets.

Buy tickets Online, or the Miller Theater Box Office in the Theater Lobby, or By Phone at (212) 854-7799

The Richman Center in partnership with Intelligence Squared U.S. invites you to a debate about online education. With the popularity of MOOCs (massive open online courses) and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, we are experiencing an exciting experiment in higher education. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance? Will online education be the great equalizer, or is a campus-based college experience still necessary?

This debate features four of the most notable figures engaged in and leading the dialogue on on-line education. Against the motion is Jonathan Cole, the John Mitchell Mason Professor of the University and Columbia’s former Provost and Dean of Faculties, and Rebecca Schuman, Columnist, Slate and Chronicle of Higher Education. For the motion are Anant Agarwal, President, edX and Professor, MIT, and Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO, Minerva Project. The debate will be moderated by John Donvan, Author and Correspondent for ABC News.

Intelligence Squared is producing this debate for a live national television and radio audience.

First 200 tickets are complimentary for Columbia Faculty, Students, and Staff (limit 2 tickets with valid ID) if you sign up before March 12th. Register here for complimentary tickets.

Live Stream Link Here

The Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy is a joint venture of Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School. The Richman Center fosters dialogue and debate on emerging policy questions where business and markets intersect with the law. More information >

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AAJA-NY Chapter Internship Stipend Information

Internships, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Other Schools, Part-time Students, Stipends

The AAJA-NY Chapter is offering two $1,500 internship stipends for AAJA student members: one awarded to a spring intern and another for a summer intern. You must be a current undergraduate or graduate student interning part-time or full-time in the journalism industry for at least 10 weeks.

To apply:

– Send a 300- to 500-word essay explaining your financial needs, journalism goals and your expected graduation date.

– You must also send proof of internship (a letter from your supervisor stating the start and end date of your internship) and your most recent transcript. The deadline to apply for the spring internship stipend is April 1. The deadline for the summer internship stipend is June 1. Winners will be selected by April 8 (spring) and June 8 (summer) and will receive the first half of the scholarship ($750). The second half ($750) will be given when the winner shows they have completed their internship through confirmation from the employer.

– Please send all required documents and the essay to aajascholarshipsnyc@gmail.com by the respective deadlines.

Eligibility and rules:

1. Applicants must have a serious interest in pursuing journalism as a career.

2. Applicants must have already secured a 2014 spring or summer internship, respectively, before applying for the internship grant. The stipend is to be used toward living expenses and/or transportation during your internship. Accepted applicants will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging this.
3. AAJA student membership (in good standing) is preferred and strongly encouraged for all applicants, but not required to apply. Those selected to receive a stipend will be required to sign up for AAJA student membership.

4. An essay, current transcript and a letter from your internship’s supervisor must be submitted no later than April 1 (spring) and June 1 (summer).

5. There is no location requirement for this scholarship.

6. The recipient of the spring stipend will not be eligible for the summer stipend.

Please email aajascholarshipsnyc@gmail.com with any questions.

 

INVITE: Master classes with French Director – Bertrand Tavernier

Fun Stuff, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Master Class, Other Schools, Speakers

You are cordially invited to attend the special presentations by
internationally renowned French filmmaker and critic Bertrand Tavernier:

Please note: seats are limited and registration is required. You must be a current Columbia/Barnard student to attend. To register, please email Lucie Rousseau at lcr2140@columbia.edu

Friday, Feb. 28, 3 – 6 p.m., 511 Dodge Hall
Bertrand Tavernier Master Class on Film and “The Blacklist”

Tavernier, an expert on American as well as French cinema, will discuss the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s (which denied employment to screenwriters, actors, and directors because of their suspected association with the American Communist Party).  He will show and discuss clips from Salt of the Earth (Herbert Biberman, 1954), He Ran All the Way (John Berry, 1951), Exodus (Dalton Trumbo script, 1960), The Prowler (Joseph Losey, 1951), The Molly Maguires (Martin Ritt, 1970), Give Us This Day (Edward Dmytryk, 1949), and Wild River (Elia Kazan, 1960).

Friday, March 7, 3 – 6 p.m., 507 Dodge Hall
Bertrand Tavernier Master Class on French Cinema during the Occupation

Mr. Tavernier has a particular interest in French cinema during the Occupation, which was also the subject of his own film Laissez Passer (Safe Conduct, 2002).  In addition to screening Laissez Passer, he will discuss clips from such films as Le Corbeau (The Raven, Georges Clouzot, 1943), Le Ciel est à vous (The Sky is Yours, Jean Grémillon, 1944), Lumière d’été (Wonders in the Dark,  Julien Duvivier, 1943), and La Bataille du rail (The Battle of the Rails, Réné Clément, 1946).

Fun Stuff: Breakaway Hoops 2014 Spring Season

Columbia Events, Contests, Fun Stuff, Other Schools, Sports

Breakaway Hoops is happy to announce registration is now open for its Men’s Spring basketball season at Columbia-Barnard College and Mother Cabrini HS gym. The Winter league starts on Monday, March 17, 2014. Team Cost: $1,150.00 or  Individual Cost: $125.00. SIGN UP TODAY by visiting the website www.breakawayhoops.com. If you have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting me. I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Entry Deadline Friday, March 7

INVITE: STORYLINK Feb. 21 networking event

Columbia Events, Fun Stuff, Networking, Other Schools, Writing

Students, we’re passing along an invitation to STORYLINK, an event hosted by Columbia’s School of the Arts, that provides opportunity to cross-mingle and find artistic collaborators. Details are below, and note that an RSVP by Feb. 14 on Facebook is required.

FOR: Writers & Directors in these graduate departments: Creative Writing, Film, Journalism, Theater, Visual Arts.
DATE:Friday, February 21st, 9pm.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday, February 14th.
LOCATION: Dodge Hall, room 501.
HOST: Film Directing Professor Ramin Bahrani,http://arts.columbia.edu/film/ramin-bahrani-0
STORYLINK is an exclusive networking event to link graduate students in the Creative Writing, Theater, Journalism, Film and Visual Arts departments. This is an opportunity for writers (screenwriters, playwrights, fiction writers & journalists) and directors (theater & film) to meet and spark collaborations on story ideas that can become scripts, plays or films.There is tremendous talent spread through multiple departments at Columbia, and we hope that this event can bring students together and foster long-lasting collaborations both within and also outside the scope of the coursework of each discipline. By RSVP’ing in advance and filling out the RSVP/CreativeProfile Form, we will attempt to connect writers and directors who share similar interests in creative speed-dating sessions. A mixer with food and drinks will follow where dialogues can continue, and also provide a forum to meet writers and directors who you were not paired with in the creative speed-dating sessions.
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