Committee on Global Thought
The Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University was established in 2005 to "serve the expanded needs of knowledge and society in the twenty-first century". It was established by Lee Bollinger to work toward his goal of creating a more global university.
CGT is an interdisciplinary research group which focuses on the consequences of globalization and "calls for a collective reflection on the way we teach, analyze, and make our way in the world". It has piloted courses on topics including globalization, global governance, and issues of secularism and diversity.
Notable committee members include Nobel Prize winner and renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz, former Assistant Secretary-General and Special Advisor to the U.N. Secretary General Michael W. Doyle, and leading sociologist Saskia Sassen. Literature Nobelist Orhan Pamuk is a former member of the committee.
