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The Atelier podcast, which highlights some of the unique discussions that take place at Reid Hall, also offers a behind-the-scenes look at Columbia faculty’s research, teaching, and collaborations during their immersive visits to Paris.
The SPS Professor of Professional Practice led a presentation and workshop on women’s empowerment and negotiation skills.
The Columbia HICCC Cancer Series fosters a direct exchange of life-saving insights between doctors from India and the U.S., ensuring that a breakthrough in New York or a clinical innovation in Mumbai can benefit patients thousands of miles away.
Reese Yen, a Columbia College student of the class of 2027, recently won first place in the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement’s 2025 photo contest.
Nearly forty years after studying abroad at Reid Hall, alumna Celeste Shirvani reflects on the friendships, global career, and lifelong commitment to education that found roots in Paris.
The Columbia Global Center Athens officially launched the Lab to Market Initiative on January 16 at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), marking a new partnership between Columbia University and NTUA aimed at bridging academic research and entrepreneurship in Greece.
Climate School leadership deepened ties in Beijing, as Dean Alexis Abramson led a delegation to convene with leading experts, promoting the Columbia Climate School’s educational offerings, research expertise, and impact-driven collaboration on climate solutions.
Professors Sarah Brazaitis and Joel Brockner discuss the global expansion of Columbia Business School’s Executive Education offering to Paris and the cross-cultural impact of teaching leadership at the historic Reid Hall.
Columbia University faculty and researchers are encouraged to apply to the Faculty Visitorship Program at Reid Hall;
Journalists currently residing in Europe are invited to apply for a residency as part of the Reid Hall Residencies.
In January 2026, senior students and faculty from Barnard and Columbia—after taking the seminar Carthage and Africa Proconsularis in Fall 2025- came to Tunisia for an intensive, site-based study tour. The trip was designed as an extension of the course itself: students didn’t simply visit ruins; they returned to places they had already inhabited intellectually through texts, scholarship, and archaeological evidence.
Throughout the journey, the group was accompanied by Tunisian historian Jamel Eddine Aouini, whose guidance helped connect classical material to Tunisia’s lived geography…
Columbia Global announces two unique opportunities for Columbia faculty and displaced scholars to conduct research at one of our Global Centers.
Columbia Global Center Tunis, together with the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) Chapter in Tunisia, hosted a special meet-up in January in Tunis, bringing together Columbia students, alumni, and faculty members, alongside several family members.
The event was organized in partnership with Dowit, a Tunis-based impact organization that designs immersive cultural experiences rooted in Tunisia’s living heritage—from guided visits and thematic routes to hands-on workshops that connect visitors with local know-how and craftsmanship.
The visiting students—Barnard Classics seniors traveling…
On January 10, 2026, we took a group of Barnard students where Tunis is at its most Tunis: the Medina—a living city of courtyards, workshops, minarets, and narrow streets that still carry the rhythms of centuries.
Warm thanks to Dowit for arranging the tour, and to journalist and public intellectual Hatem Bouriel, who served as our guide—bringing the Medina to life through stories and context.
The visit unfolded as a walking itinerary—part orientation, part immersion—moving from the political heart of historic Tunis to its educational institutions, philanthropic landmarks, Ottoman-era mosques,…