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Josh Fisher, a recent Earth Institute postdoctoral fellow who has worked on conflict resolution and related issues around the world, has taken over as director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4), an affiliate of The Earth Institute… Read the full article Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like… read more
An Innovative Interdisciplinary Columbia University Study Provides Indigenous Communities with an Independent Assessment of Environmental Risks New York, February 2, 2015—A team of Columbia Law School students and faculty spent the winter recess in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea working alongside scientists to investigate allegations of human rights abuses and environmental degradation at… read more
Learn more about Séverine Autesserre, Ph.D. on AC4 Link Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like this. Email address Secure and Spam free…
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA (January 11, 2015) – Satyagraha Institute announces its first summer institute, to be held August 2 -22, 2015 in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The program will provide leaders interested in nonviolent social change an opportunity to deepen their understanding, skills, commitment, and community. Mohandas Gandhi, who famously experimented… read more
Book Launch: Sustainability Policy – Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy February 03, 2015 6:00pm to 8:00pm Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Kellogg Center, Room 1501 Working at the Intersections and Tensions of Social Theory and the Learning Sciences Tuesday, February 3, 2015 7:00 PM Teachers College, Columbia University –… read more
Roundtable Discussion on the Proposal for an International Anti-Corruption Court January 26, 2015 3:00pm to 5:00pm International Affairs Building, Room 1512 What’s Next? The Ukraine Crisis in the Global Context January 26, 2015 5:00pm to 7:00pm International Affairs Building, Room 1501 Film Screening: The Unvanquished January 26, 2015 7:30pm to 9:30pm International… read more
EMU is searching for two new members of the faculty – one for the graduate program at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) and one for the undergraduate Peacebuilding and Development (PXD) program. Both faculty members will teach a mix of graduate and undergraduate courses. At CJP, we are looking for a new faculty… read more
At the front of the classroom, Columbia Journalism School Professor Judith Matloff clicked through a somber slideshow of 15 journalists killed, assaulted or seriously injured while doing their jobs. First came James Foley, the freelance reporter recently beheaded by Islamic State militants in Syria, followed by Steven Sotloff, who met the same fate. Then there… read more
The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute is seeking a graduate research assistant (GRA) to support the second phase of a multi-disciplinary initiative aimed at exploring the fundamental principles of sustainable human development (SHD). Conducted as part of a partnership with the Agirre Lehendakaria Center at the University… read more
The 2015 Shafik Gabr Fellowship, part of the East-West: The Art of Dialogue initiative is now open for application. Please click here to apply. The 2014 Fellows visited Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Luxor, and Aswan in May 2014, and the U.S. portion of the exchange was held from June 7 – 21st with visits to Washington,… read more