For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. Registering will generate an email with a QR code which must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either 116 Street & Broadway or 116 Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using an unique email address (one email address per registrant) by Feb. 24 at 4:00 pm for campus access.
Speaker: Ning Yuan, writer, founder of a clothing brand, Visiting Scholar at Columbia University (2024-2025)
Moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Ning Yuan is the author of several widely circulated works of fiction, owns a bookstore in Chengdu, has a clothing line made of natural fibers, and has led in the redevelopment of a village in Sichuan that was devastated by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Ning Yuan will introduce her various activities as described above and relate them to her observations on Chinese society, especially in Chengdu and environs.
This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Registration:
- To attend this event in-person, please register HERE.
- To attend this event online, please register HERE.
