Janusz Korczak: Legacy, Pedagogy, Children’s Rights

Columbia International Affairs Building 420 W. 118th St., New York

Children are not the people of tomorrow, but people today. – Janusz Korcak, How to Love a Child Please join us for a one-day conference devoted to the life and work of Polish-Jewish children’s educator, pediatrician, and writer Janusz Korczak. Coinciding with the publication of a two-volume selection of his writings, newly translated into English, the conference seeks to open…

The Decline and Fall of Empires: Habsburg and Ottoman

Remarque Institute 60 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, New York

RSVP is required—please follow this link. Conference Program Friday, November 9 10:00–11:15: Opening Keynote Lecture: Herzl on the Acropolis: Greece and Israel as Post-Ottoman Projects Katherine E. Fleming Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization   11:30–1:30: War and the End of Empire Mustafa Aksakal, Georgetown University, The Ottoman Empire at War Mark Cornwall, University of Southampton, Treason…

Community as Treatment: The Opioid Epidemic and the Therapeutic Community Model

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City

The opioid epidemic is devastating individuals, families, and communities around the world. Medication-assisted treatment and short-term rehabilitation are common treatment options for individuals with opioid use disorder, especially in the United States, but do not meet the needs of all individuals. The therapeutic community (TC) model offers a unique treatment frame to address individuals with opioid use disorder, and may…

The Decline and Fall of Empires: Habsburg & Ottoman

Remarque Institute 60 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, New York

This event will recur Every Day until Nov. 11, 2018 RSVP is required—please follow this link. CONFERENCE PROGRAM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 10:00–11:15: Opening Keynote Lecture:  Herzl on the Acropolis: Greece and Israel as Post-Ottoman Projects Katherine E. Fleming Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization   11:30–1:30: War and the End of Empire Mustafa Aksakal, Georgetown University, The Ottoman…