Kraft Program Series
About this Series
President Lee C. Bollinger announced the establishment of the Kraft Family Fund for Interfaith and Intercultural Awareness in April 2005 with support from Trustee Emeritus Robert Kraft, CC’63, his wife, Myra Kraft, and a matching gift from Columbia University. The fund supports the Kraft Program Series that fosters open debate and civil discourse on a wide range of topics, including issues of race, religion and culture.
Date:
April 8, 2013 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm EDT
Location:
Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue
This program will feature a discussion with chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality Alex Guarnaschelli, '91 BC, on education and the culinary industry.
Date:
October 27, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EDT
Location:
Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue
This program will feature acclaimed chef, restaurateur, author and television personality Mario Batali and Dr. Sharon Akabas, Director, MS in Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, for a discussion on the intersection of culture and cuisine.
Date:
November 18, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
This event features a panel discussion exploring current ethical questions in science and medicine, including the public funding of stem cell research, the patenting of genes and medical treatments, and genetic testing.
Date:
February 20, 2008 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm EST
Location:
Choir Room, St. Paul's Chapel Morningside Campus
The Office of the University Chaplain will offer a Common Meal for students who wish to continue a dialogue about the language of race in America. SPACE IS LIMITED to the first 25 Columbia University students to respond.
Date:
February 20, 2008 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location:
Columbia University
Morningside Campus
Low Memorial Library Rotunda
This panel discussion will focus on what is not being said in today's society about issues of race and the future of diversity.
Date:
November 15, 2006 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm EST
Location:
Alfred Lerner Hall Auditorium
President Lee C. Bollinger moderated a discussion between President Bill Clinton and President Václav Havel about the challenges facing today's emerging democracies. Discussion ranged from how to correct America's mistakes in Iraq to how to morph from state leader into a private citizen that can do public good.
http://havel.columbia.edu/conversation.html
http://havel.columbia.edu/conversation.html
Date:
March 28, 2006 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Moderator:
Lee C. Bollinger, president, Columbia University
Panelists:
Kent Greenawalt, professor of Law, Columbia University
Noah Feldman, professor of Law, New York University
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Suzanne Last Stone, professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University; director of its program in Jewish law and interdisciplinary studies
This panel debated the role of the courts in the intelligent design dispute and how far individuals’ beliefs should be interjected into public arenas.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/06/422_kraft_courts_church/index.html
Lee C. Bollinger, president, Columbia University
Panelists:
Kent Greenawalt, professor of Law, Columbia University
Noah Feldman, professor of Law, New York University
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Suzanne Last Stone, professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University; director of its program in Jewish law and interdisciplinary studies
This panel debated the role of the courts in the intelligent design dispute and how far individuals’ beliefs should be interjected into public arenas.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/06/422_kraft_courts_church/index.html
Date:
March 7, 2006 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Moderator:
Marianne Hirsch, professor of Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Panelists:
Randall Balmer, professor of Religion, Barnard College
Jay Lefkowitz, partner, Kirkland and Ellis LLP; special envoy on human rights in North Korea
The Rt. Rev. Catherine S. Roskam, the first female Bishop in the Episcopal Church in the state of New York
David Allen White, professor of Literature, United States Naval Academy
This panel explored the role religion plays in American politics, and how religious institutions exert their political power in elections in the United States. The panelists examined conflicts that arose when human rights issues interfered with religious teaching, and how those conflicts might be resolved.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/06/416_Kraft_religionPublicSphere/
Marianne Hirsch, professor of Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Panelists:
Randall Balmer, professor of Religion, Barnard College
Jay Lefkowitz, partner, Kirkland and Ellis LLP; special envoy on human rights in North Korea
The Rt. Rev. Catherine S. Roskam, the first female Bishop in the Episcopal Church in the state of New York
David Allen White, professor of Literature, United States Naval Academy
This panel explored the role religion plays in American politics, and how religious institutions exert their political power in elections in the United States. The panelists examined conflicts that arose when human rights issues interfered with religious teaching, and how those conflicts might be resolved.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/06/416_Kraft_religionPublicSphere/