CSER

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER) at Columbia University advances research, public discussion, and teaching about race and ethnicity.

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Join the CU & Slavery Project and CSER for a public lecture by genealogist and author Chris Rabb. Rabb will explore the intertwined histories of slavery, Columbia, and the influential Livingston family through the lens of his own lineage.

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It's that time of year! You are cordially invited to CSER's 18th Annual Senior Thesis Symposium, "Communities in Conversation: Pathways to Identities, Movement(s), and Memories"✨✨✨

RSVP HERE (in-person or virtual): https://t.co/y5qIfH1huW

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Interested in publishing, children’s literature, colonialism or art repatriation?

Join us in celebrating the launch of Theft of the Ruby Lotus with author SAYANTANI DASGUPTA in conversation with RIKA BURNHAM. Refreshments will be served!

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Our FIRST roundtable will take place next Thursday! RSVP HERE! https://t.co/GGfBfXgbFE

Roundtable 1: The Power and Peril of Latinx/Caribbean Archives
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 4PM
Butler Library Rm. 523
A reception with food and refreshments will follow

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In collaboration with the Greater Caribbean Studies Program at the Institute of Latin American Studies and the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, CSER presents:

Imborrable: Conversations on Latinx/Caribbean Diaspora Archives

See below for event information!

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**REPOSTING WITH UPDATES: this event will take place in 501 Dodge, and non-CUID holders can email [email protected] for campus access**
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Interested in the study of ethnicity and race? Join the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER) for our Spring 2026 Open House to learn about pursuing a major or minor in Ethnicity and Race Studies!

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CSER's Asian American Diasporic Writers Series presents: Mixed-Race Literature Panel, a panel discussion on the state of mixed-race Asian American literature. More info and full panelist bios here ! https://t.co/bYeehm0owa ❤️🧡

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🌷🌺🌼🌱 Join the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race as we celebrate the beginning of the semester with our Spring 2026 Welcome Back Social! Dinner from Roti Roll will be provided.

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We're back 😎 with our FIRST event of the semester! Join CSER for a talk by Pauline Peretz on her new book, A Black Army: Segregation and the U.S. Military at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1941-1945. Peretz is a professor of American history at Université Paris 8.

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Join us for the next installment of ENCUENT(R)OS FALL 2025! 🌟🌟

📚Conversation and Dinner with Alex Rivera: Cinema, Cyberpunk, and the Border Mind Virus

💫Tuesday, November 18th, 6-8PM
Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St.)
DINNER PROVIDED!

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Please join us for dinner on Tuesday, October 28th from 6-7:30PM as we welcome New York Times bestselling novelist @patricia_engel for another installment of Encuent(r)os!

We'll be waiting for you at @CasaHispanicaNY!🍽️
#NYTimes #bestseller

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🍁🍂🍁Join students, faculty, and staff at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race's (CSER) Open House to learn about the Ethnicity and Race Studies major and minor, as well as CSER's programming slate and student-led initiatives!

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We’re back with another installment of Encuent(r)os, featuring PULITZER PRIZE- and TONY AWARD-WINNING playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes! 🌟💫

Join us for a dinner and conversation with @quiaraalegria on Thursday, October 16th at 6PM at @casahispanicany. Hope to see you there! 📚✏️

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The SECOND installment of Encuent(r)os is here! Acclaimed photographer and author Erika Morillo will host a text / image workshop and Q&A presented by CSER at Casa Hispanica on September 30th! Free books and dinner will be provided. Please bring a family photo to participate 📸.

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We are launching an exciting new programming series! Encuent(r)os will highlight the diversity of Latinidad and of Latinx Studies. Details for our FIRST event of the semester are below!

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CSER presents a lecture titled Northern Profits & Southern Plantations: Telling the Truth about Harvard Slavery. Our guest speaker, Richard Cellini, formerly directed the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program. See flyer for details!

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Join the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race for a back-to-school celebration with CSER students, faculty, and staff. Dinner from Tropical Sensation will be provided!

Wednesday, September 17th
6-7:30PM
420 Hamilton Hall

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Join us at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race on the last day of classes for dinner and screen printing, in celebration of the end of the semester! Feel free to also bring your own clothing, bags, etc.

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Join the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER) on Friday, May 2nd at 6PM in 420 Hamilton for our final installment of Scholarship as Practice, our series focused on how our academic disciplines influence and inform our lived practices.