Why Universities Matter: Knowledge, Democracy, and the Purposes of the University
A conversation with
Jennifer L. Mnookin
President, Columbia University in the City of New York
and
Andrew Delbanco
Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies
Farah Jasmine Griffin
University Professor
Christos Papadimitriou
Donovan Family Professor of Computer Science; Provost's Senior Faculty Teaching Scholar
Miguel Urquiola
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives; Dean of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Economics and of International and Public Affairs
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
University Professor; Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering
The Columbia Colloquium, an interdisciplinary conversation series launched by President Jennifer L. Mnookin, is designed to engage ideas and thinkers beyond our individual intellectual communities and to learn from one another.
This opening event will explore the purpose of universities in this moment through the lens of academic freedom, curiosity, knowledge, the Core Curriculum, public trust, research, education and more.
Advanced registration is required for in-person attendance. Light refreshments will be served.
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