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Eleanor Cao (She/Her)

Student, Columbia University
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About Eleanor Cao

Hi! My name is Eleanor Cao, and I am a rising sophomore at Columbia University (Columbia College). I am interested in the intersection between political theory and intellectual history, with a special focus on modern Chinese thought and Taiwanese politics.

In my first summer as a Laidlaw scholar, I will be probing Chinese political scientist Yan Jiaqi's theory of democracy in the long 1980s (1978-1992).

Please chat with me about art & literature, cats, corvids, crochet, figure skating, and more!!

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

Columbia University

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2026

Research Topic

Chinese Studies History Politics

Area of Expertise

Humanities Social Sciences

I am from:

China

I speak:

English Latin Mandarin

My hobbies/interests are:

Art Crafts & DIY Foreign languages Nature & environment Reading

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