February 20, 2024

Retiree Health Care Benefits

Columbia University’s Human Resources Benefits team has asked EPIC to distribute a survey on your medical insurance experience during the 2023 enrollment period. This is the link to the HR survey. We hope that you will take the time to respond.

Via Benefits Survey

Keeping Track of EPIC Activities on Retiree Health Benefits

EPIC Steering Committee recently unanimously passed these two resolutions and looks forward to discussions with the University on them. The resolutions and recent reports on the financing of our benefits are available on the EPIC website. (Read More)

The End of Family Court:

How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice

to Children and Families

Tuesday, February 27 at 1:30pm via Zoom

Jane Spinak’s book The End of Family Court exposes the failures of America’s juvenile court system, tracing its origins to optimistic social reformers at the turn of the twentieth century. (Read More)

Jane M. Spinak is the Edward Ross Aranow Clinical Professor of Law Emerita at Columbia Law School. She co-founded Columbia Law School’s clinics focused on representing families and children.

Three copies of The End of Family Court will be raffled as “door prizes.”

Ronald J. Grele, 1934–2023

We note with sadness the passing of Ronald Grele, who regularly attended EPIC events and when he asked a question or made a remark, it was always probing. EPIC extends its condolences to his family.

EPIC’S UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, February 27, 1:30 pm – “The End of Family Court,” by Jane Spinak (via Zoom)
Tuesday, March 5, 12 pm – “The Caravan Era,” by historian Richard Bulliet (Faculty House and Zoom)
Tuesday, March 19, 12 pm – A talk by Lambert Lumey (Jerome Greene Annex and Zoom)
Friday, March 22, 12pm – Drama Society meeting
Tuesday, April 2, 12 pm – “A New Age: Update on Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Treatment,” by Lawrence Honig (Faculty House and Zoom)
Tuesday, April 30, 12 pm – EPIC Conversation with Dirk Salomons (Faculty House and Zoom)

Online EPIC Yoga Every Thursday

10–11 am and 11:15 am–12:15 pm

10–11 am Class practices breathing techniques and moves through some basic yoga poses, concentrating on alignment, balance, and flexibility.

11:15 am–12:15 pm Gentle/chair yoga, ideal for those of more limited mobility or flexibility.

Professor Emerita Ginny Papaioannou, a registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance, leads EPIC Yoga. No prior experience is required to join.

Interested in joining a class or need more info? Email Lalla Grimes.

Renew securely online by making your annual

tax-deductible contribution to EPIC. Your contributions fund the

Douglas Chalmers Graduate Scholars Lectureship.

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Emeritus Professors in Columbia (EPIC)

202A Philosophy Hall, 1150 Amsterdam Avenue

Mail Code 9215

New York, NY 10027

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Emeritus Professors in Columbia (EPIC) brings Columbia academic retirees together in professional and social fellowship with regular talks, fall and spring receptions, music performance, yoga and wellness sessions, and collaborative Columbia community initiatives,

such as the Douglas Chalmers Graduate Scholars Lectureship for young doctoral and post-doctoral scholars. EPIC is your powerful advocate for the retiree community.

Do you have questions about EPIC? Email us at epic@columbia.edu.

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