Journal
News from the Paris Center, one of the 11 global centers of Columbia University. We collaborate with local and regional institutions to foster research, dialogue, and action that transcend borders and disciplines. Keep reading to learn about our work to advance knowledge and understanding in a changing world.
Two Columbia affiliates are featured in this year’s Journées Nationales de l’Architecture at Atelier 11 in Paris: Columbia GSAPP Professor Mario Gooden and former Institute for Ideas and Imagination Fellow Hiie Saumaa.
Maha Al Daya tells The National about life in France after fleeing the war. Article by Sunniva Rose, published September 03, 2025.
Maha Al-Daya showcased Palestinian heritage through embroidery, while Doha Kahlout shared poetry, music, and film from Gaza. Ugandan artist Haman Mpadire offered immersive performances and dance workshops, and Reid Hall supported Ukrainian music through concerts, livestreams, and educational programs.
From literary conversations and multimedia performances to investigative journalism workshops and immersive family events, over the past year Reid Hall fostered dialogue across disciplines and borders.
In the past year, Columbia Faculty have visited Reid Hall in Paris for research and teaching, but have also engaged in public events and intimate discussions with the Louvre museum and Nobel Prize–winning authors.
2024 marked the 60th anniversary of the gift of Reid Hall to Columbia University by Helen Rogers Reid.
The international conference Rhizome Rosi invites scholars, artists, and practitioners to explore and extend the thought of philosopher Rosi Braidotti.
Reid Hall Displaced Artist Resident Doha Kahlout writes in the New York Review, "I did not blame myself for leaving. There was only a quiet failure to grasp why surviving is so bitter."
GSAPP Professor Mario Gooden is deepening his exploration of the intersections of race and space through an installation-performance project titled Black Holes Ain’t So Black.
Next year’s residency includes a journalist-in-residence, Hanna Liubakova, an exiled journalist and political analyst from Belarus. The 2024 residency period has been extended to accommodate two Palestinian artists, Maha Al-Daya and Doha Kahlout.
The 2025 – 2026 Faculty Visitors at Reid Hall will conduct research at Parisian institutions and contribute to podcasts, videos, and programs at the Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
This Fall, Paris Global Center launches a research grant dedicated to the key ideas of the contemporary world, in collaboration with the Institut mémoires de l’édition contemporaine (IMEC).