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Columbia’s campuses are abuzz after the celebration of Class Days for each of our schools, the University commencement ceremonies, and the other joyous acknowledgements of our students’ accomplishments. Here’s what you need to know:

 

1. Campus Access Update: The guest access portal for student and alumni requests has been reinstated after a temporary suspension due to Class Days and two University Commencement ceremonies.

2. Commencement Videos and Coverage: Watch the May 20 Commencement ceremonies for our Undergraduate Schools and our Graduate Schools and each school's Class Day celebration. In addition, see photos and learn about this year’s honorees.

3. We want to hear from you: From now until June 5, all Columbia University alumni are invited to participate in a survey that will shape the future of the alumni community.

Take the Survey

This survey is an opportunity to share your open and honest feedback on alumni programs, benefits, communications, events, and more. Your input will help us better understand what’s working, where we can improve, and how Columbia can better support you.

The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. As a thank you, 50 participants will be randomly selected to receive a Columbia sweatshirt.

Your Toolkit
 

In your advocacy for Columbia and higher education, use these key messages and resources, including highlights of Columbia’s powerful research and innovation, how we are informing lawmakers about our impact, information about the resolution with the federal government, and other critical facts and statements.

Your advocacy is still vitally important. Should you have questions, please reach out to us.

  • On January 25, 2026, Trustee Co-Chairs David Greenwald and Jeh Johnson sent an email to the Columbia community announcing Columbia’s Board of Trustees’ unanimous selection of Jennifer L. Mnookin, the current Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as the next President of Columbia University. She will begin her tenure on July 1, 2026. You can learn more about the search by visiting the Presidential Search website.
     
  • About President-Designate Mnookin:
     
    • Mnookin is widely regarded as one of the most cited scholars in the field of legal evidence, with core areas of focus including wrongful convictions, forensic evidence, and visual evidence. 
       
    • As Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she leads a public research campus serving more than 50,000 students across 13 schools and colleges with more than 25,000 faculty and staff, including a medical school and an affiliated health system.
       
      • As Chancellor, Mnookin advanced access and affordability initiatives, oversaw record student success outcomes, launched the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative to capitalize on UW-Madison’s research strengths and address major societal challenges, and established new academic infrastructure for artificial intelligence.
         
    • Prior to her appointment at UW–Madison, Mnookin served for seven years as Dean of UCLA School of Law.
       
      • As Dean, she strengthened the law school’s academic profile, expanded interdisciplinary centers, led major fundraising efforts, and earned recognition for her commitment to teaching excellence. 
         
    • Mnookin received her AB from Harvard University, her JD from Yale Law School, and a PhD in history and social study of science and technology from MIT. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 
       
  • You can learn more about the career and accomplishments of President-Designate Mnookin by visiting the Presidential Transition webpage. 

 

  • On Monday, January 26, President-Designate Mnookin sent this message to the Columbia community. Excerpts below.
     
    • I look forward to spending time on campus and hearing directly and broadly from our community. I want to understand Columbia as it is lived every day—to learn where the institution is at its strongest, where our most significant opportunities can be found, and how we can best move forward together.
       
    • The last several years have been challenging ones for higher education, certainly including Columbia. 
       
    • Moments like this demand, in my view, an urgent assertion of the role universities must play in civic life, a clear articulation of both our value and our values, and, simultaneously, a genuine openness to taking seriously the views of those who see the world differently, both inside our campus and in the broader world. 
       
    • Whatever your connection to Columbia—student, faculty, staff, alumni, neighbor, parent, friend—I thank you for caring about this institution and for the ways that you contribute to its strength. I cannot wait to work alongside you to help write the next chapter of Columbia’s nearly three-centuries-long story of purpose, impact, and contribution to the greater good, through world class education, research, and public engagement.
       

For more information: Presidential Transition webpage; Trustee Co-Chairs Greenwald and Johnson’s Message to the Columbia Community.

On March 11, Acting President Claire Shipman and Provost Angela Olinto announced a series of essential investments in Columbia’s Morningside campus and in the undergraduate student experience that will make a meaningful impact on our students in Columbia College (CC), the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and the School of General Studies (GS). A website will launch in the coming weeks – please check back for the link. Key points are included below.

  • These commitments will strengthen both the academic and day-to-day experience of our students, from investments in additional faculty, academic and career advising, to student spaces, dining, libraries, health, and recreation facilities.
     
  • These new investments, which we have already begun and will implement fully over the next two to three years, will both enhance the undergraduate experience at Columbia in the near term and lay the groundwork for future investment in coming years.
     
  • These steps come from months of consultations with students, faculty, and alumni and from the work of two coordinated efforts: one committee focused on academic quality and instructional capacity, and another working group focused on the undergraduate student experience outside the classroom. 
     
  • This work of listening and learning has resulted in the following investments that we will make to enhance our undergraduate experience:
    • Expanded fitness and recreation space
    • Expanded dining access and capacity
    • New and renovated student spaces
    • Library enhancements
    • Expanded student health services
       
  • On the academic side, we will be making the additional investments in:
    • The Core Curriculum
    • Tenure track faculty
    • Student advising
       
  • These investments represent important first steps, the beginning of a sustained effort rather than its conclusion, to address issues in areas that students, faculty, alumni, and staff have clearly identified as priorities and are part of a broader, long-term commitment.
     
  • Our incoming president, Jennifer Mnookin, shares this commitment and looks forward to continuing this work with the community.

 

For more information: Acting President Claire Shipman and Provost Angela Olinto’s Announcement

Columbia contributes to society through medical breakthroughs, social and technological innovation, teaching, scholarship, and training generations of students and alumni to lead and make the world a better place. There are hundreds of compelling stories generated at Columbia every day. 

  • The new podcast series Trailblazers features conversations with Columbia faculty whose ideas shape our world. 
     
  • A number of recent breakthroughs have been shared from Columbia’s schools and institutes:
    • In their recent study published in Science, Ke Cheng, Alan L. Kaganov Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and his colleagues describe an innovative therapy designed to enhance the heart’s own ability to protect and repair itself after injury, pointing to a future where RNA therapy allows the body to produce its own medicine targeted at specific organs.
    • New findings from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory shed light on a widespread gap in the geologic record, where more than a billion years of Earth’s history appear to have been erased.
    • At Columbia, a new generation of cell therapies—living medicines created from a patient’s own immune cells—is transforming how cancer is treated.
    • A research team led by Kishalay De, a Columbia astronomy professor, has an explanation for a 2014 NASA telescope observation: It was a star collapsing and giving birth to a black hole—an event that astronomers have anticipated for decades, but have had limited convincing observational evidence for.
    • Find additional compelling stories to share in “Columbia News You Can Use”
       
  • These facts and figures further describe Columbia's impact:
    • 480,605 unique patients were treated by Columbia doctors in 2025
    • 1,950+ inventions have emerged from Columbia’s scientific research labs over the past five years
    • 2.5 million people have received life-saving HIV treatment through Columbia’s global health center, ICAP
    • $12.6 billion in economic activity in NYS generated by Columbia, including over $10.7 billion in New York City alone
    • 6,000+ inventions have been created by Columbia faculty, postdocs, and graduate students since 2006
    • 800+ active US patents have been issued to Columbia University for discoveries made by our researchers
    • 88 Columbians – alumni, faculty, researchers and administrators – have won the Nobel Prize. 
       
  • Columbia faculty, students, and staff are on the cutting edge of advancements in all fields and their work is fittingly awarded and recognized. Access the Awards & Milestones page for recent accomplishments and milestones as well as monthly lists of recent awards.

Over the past few weeks, alumni and others affected by the Summer 2025 cyber incident were sent notifications via email and USPS from Kroll Communications, an external vendor, on behalf of Columbia University. The University continues to offer all affected individuals two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll, and has implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent future incidents. 

Additional information can be found in this University update and in the Frequently Asked Questions. A dedicated call center remains available at (866) 819-7006, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, excluding major U.S. holidays, to answer questions. 

This information also appears as an announcement in the news section of the alumni website.

On January 20, 2026, the University released an update on its work to comply with its obligations under the federal resolution agreement reached on July 23, 2025. 

Some key points:

  • Columbia has begun its work to comply with its obligations outlined in the federal resolution agreement and that work proceeds as planned. 
     
  • Jim Glover, who was appointed Resolution Administrator and Vice Provost, is working across teams in the University’s central administration and Columbia’s schools to compile the information required to enable implementation of the resolution agreement.
     
  • Columbia and the federal government have mutually agreed to appoint a new independent monitor, effective January 2026.
     
    • The responsibilities are being undertaken by Charles J. Cooper, chairman and founding partner of Cooper & Kirk, a Washington, DC, based law firm. 
       
    • The role of the monitor remains the same; the change was made for administrative and logistical reasons.
       

On July 23, 2025, Columbia reached an agreement with the United States Government to resolve multiple federal investigations into alleged violations of federal anti-discrimination laws.

Some key points of the resolution:

  • Columbia will pay a $200 million settlement over three years to the federal government. In addition, the University agreed to settle investigations brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for $21 million.
     
  • The agreement preserves Columbia’s autonomy and authority over faculty hiring, admissions, and academic decision-making.
     
  • A majority of federal grants terminated or paused in March 2025 will be reinstated, and Columbia’s access to billions of dollars in current and future grants will be restored. The funding not restored reflects broader government reductions in certain research areas and is not related to the conduct addressed in the agreement.
     
  • While Columbia does not admit to wrongdoing with this resolution agreement, the institution’s leaders have recognized, repeatedly, that Jewish students and faculty have experienced painful, unacceptable incidents, and that reform was and is needed.  
     
  • The University published an extensive FAQ outlining facts about the resolution agreement, including information on the settlement, research funding, monitoring, admissions and hiring practices, international students, and why Columbia did not pursue legal action.
     
  • Trustee Co-Chairs David Greenwald and Jeh Johnson’s op-ed for the Columbia Spectator shares more about the decision to enter the resolution agreement with the federal government. 
     

For more about Columbia’s ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism, visit the “Combatting Antisemitism” section of this toolkit and the Presidential webpage.

For more information: Acting President Shipman’s Resolution of Federal Investigations and Restoration of the University’s Research Funding; Our Resolution With the Federal Government; Resolution Agreement FAQs; Columbia’s Agreement with the Federal Government; and Trustee Co-Chairs Greenwald and Johnson’s Columbia Spectator Op-Ed; and the University’s January 20, 2026 Update.

Columbia is deeply devoted to combatting antisemitism and all forms of hate on our campus.

  • On December 9, Acting President Claire Shipman sent an email to the Columbia community, sharing Columbia’s Task Force on Antisemitism’s fourth and final report, focused on the classroom experience. 
     
    • The report noted that Columbia must balance the important responsibility of protecting academic freedom and open inquiry with ensuring our classrooms remain free from discrimination. 
       
    • Acting President Shipman expressed her sincere thanks to the Task Force for their more than two years of work that has been essential to the University’s efforts to address challenges faced by our Jewish students, faculty, and staff. 
       
    • Going forward, these efforts will continue, guided by the Office of the President.
       
    • The prior three reports and other general information about the Task Force is available on the University website.
       
  • On July 23, Columbia University reached an agreement with the United States Government to resolve multiple federal agency investigations into alleged violations of federal anti-discrimination laws. 
     
    • The agreement also codifies a set of reforms Columbia announced publicly on March 21, 2025, which included enhancements to campus safety, changes to disciplinary processes, and renewed efforts to foster an inclusive and respectful learning environment. 
       
    • While Columbia does not admit to wrongdoing with this resolution agreement, the institution’s leaders have recognized, repeatedly, that Jewish students and faculty have experienced painful, unacceptable incidents, and that reform was and is needed.  
       
    • The agreement builds on Columbia’s broader commitment to combating antisemitism, reflected most recently in a set of additional institutional actions announced on July 15, 2025, including the incorporation of the IHRA definition of antisemitism into the work of the University’s Office of Institutional Equity (OIE), the appointment of Title VI and Title VII coordinators in OIE, and the expansion of University-wide education and training initiatives.
       

For more information: Acting President Shipman’s A Message of Thanks to the Task Force on Antisemitism, Our Additional Commitments to Combatting Antisemitism, Our Release of the Summer 2024 Campus Climate Survey from the Task Force on Antisemitism, An Update on Our Commitment to Columbia’s Future, An Update from Acting President Shipman on our Commitment to Combatting Antisemitism, and the University’s Combatting Antisemitism webpage.

On September 25, Acting President Shipman and the Deans of all Columbia University schools sent a message to the Columbia community to share the Report of the President’s Advisory Committee on Institutional Voice. Excerpt:

  • “Last year, we launched the President’s Advisory Committee on Institutional Voice to help guide us in determining the role that institutional voice should have in advancing our academic mission and our commitment to open inquiry and free expression. The issue of whether, when, and how University leaders should or should not speak in Columbia’s name is, of course, a highly sensitive and urgently important issue. It is being debated in institutions like ours across the country during a very uncertain and challenging time for higher education.” 
     

Below are the key recommendations included in the Committee’s report:

  • On matters that directly threaten Columbia’s paramount values and fundamental commitments, it is an obligation of those who lead the University—the President, Provost, and Deans—to speak out in the University’s name.
     
    • We recommend that the University also contemplate developing a process and structure to provide guidance to the President, Provost, and Deans. This may include identifying who should speak when paramount values and fundamental commitments are threatened, the circumstances under which institutional leaders may speak on subjects related to their individual scholarly expertise, and the role that the faculty should play in advising on such matters.
       
  • On matters that do not directly threaten Columbia’s paramount values and fundamental commitments, therefore, we recommend that the President, Provost, and Deans exercise restraint in issuing statements or speaking in their institutional capacity.
     
    • There may be rare occasions when remaining silent on a matter of grave social importance would seem untenable; even in those moments, the President, Provost, and Deans should carefully consider whether to speak.
       
  • We recommend that academic departments and their Chairs continue to exercise restraint in issuing statements or speaking in an institutional capacity. 
     
  • Statements made by individual faculty members or collectively by self-organizing faculty groups remain an exemplary way in which the University as a community of scholars serves the public good.
     

For more information: Acting President Shipman’s and the Deans’ message: The President’s Advisory Committee on Institutional Voice Issues Its Report; webpage for the President’s Advisory Committee on Institutional Voice.

These are some primary resources for official University statements, facts, and information.


Note: Should you receive press inquiries regarding Columbia, please refer them to Chris Ferrara, Deputy Vice President for Strategic Communications in Columbia’s Office of Alumni Relations and Development.  

On October 31, Acting President Shipman sent a message to the Columbia community about Columbia’s ongoing advocacy, highlighting the ways faculty, students, and University leaders are advocating for Columbia with Washington lawmakers and representatives, including promoting the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) model of indirect cost funding. Key points below:

  • The fall presidents’ meeting of the Association of American Universities focused on the political landscape, the deep efforts underway to support scientific funding, and collective work we can undertake to increase trust in higher education.
     
  • Acting President Shipman also met with members of Congress, including with Senate and House leadership and key congressional committee chairs.
    • Several of the senators said our faculty member engagement with lawmakers and their congressional teams is the gold standard in terms of increasing support for our mission and our research.
       
    • The focus was the important work Columbia researchers do and Columbia’s substantial economic contribution to New York and the nation—a single dollar invested in research generates more than double that in economic gains. 
       
    • More specifically, Acting President Shipman focused on maintaining at least current levels of National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation funding, and advocated for the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) model of indirect cost funding (for costs such as building and equipment maintenance and compliance) as part of final appropriations bills that emerge. Deep cuts in the reimbursement model would be devastating for the nation’s research enterprise.
       
    • FAIR is a new, streamlined, and more transparent approach to funding these costs, developed in partnership with research institutions and government leaders and supported by hundreds of colleges and universities.
      • Columbia has signed onto a community letter of support, led by the Association of American Medical Colleges
         

Acting President Shipman has written directly to New York’s senators and representatives urging Congress to swiftly adopt the FAIR model. 

You can find your elected officials and contact them directly in support of research and education. 

Columbia University is a member of numerous organizations which represent the interests of the higher education community in Washington, Albany, and beyond. You can learn about and engage with the work of our partners across the higher education community, including: 

 

For more information: Acting President Shipman’s message to the Columbia community Advocating for Our Mission in Washington, to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and the Association of American Medical Colleges community letter of support.

Here is some basic information on Columbia’s endowment, as well as context for why Columbia cannot use some of its endowment principal to pay for urgent needs.

  • The gifts that comprise a University’s endowment are typically restricted for specific purposes: to establish a scholarship, to provide faculty support in a particular field, to construct new facilities, or to support research on a designated topic.
     
    • They cannot be repurposed for other uses, however urgent, that do not comply with the donor’s instructions.
       
  • Endowment funds are an important part of Columbia operations, and they play an integral role in helping the University achieve its goals. They provide Columbia with a permanent source of funding to support financial aid, faculty and research, schools, departments, institutes, centers, capital projects, and more. 
     
  • Columbia’s endowment closed at $15.9 billion for the period ending on June 30, 2025. Five- and ten-year trailing returns were 9.9% and 7.8%, respectively.
     
  • Roughly 12 percent of the University budget is currently supported through an annual distribution from the endowment.
     
  • Endowments represent a promise by the University to sustain a commitment of resources directed to a purpose over time. It may be tempting to draw down the endowment to provide more funds for today’s needs.
     
    • But Columbia could not provide the level of excellence that it does today if past leaders had failed to sustain the purchasing power of the University’s endowments. Columbia similarly has an obligation to future students and faculty to continue to grow the endowment to maintain the caliber of the institution.

 

For more information: Acting President Shipman’s Our Financial Results for FY2025, Columbia University's Financial Overview

Given recent action by the federal government to terminate visa eligibility for international students across the country for alleged incidents (including minor traffic violations), Columbia is reinstating its commitment to supporting its international community in any way possible within the confines of the law. 

  • Columbia is notifying students as the University becomes aware of any change in their Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status, and connecting them with resources, including external legal assistance that the University has made available, and ensuring that students who may be affected by disruptions in their visas will be able to continue their studies.
     
  • The University is standing by to provide support resources to any international student or scholar who may have questions or concerns, including regarding port of entry challenges.
    • The University has significantly expanded its funding and hours for the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO), so that advisors are more readily available to help.
    • Note that Columbia doesn’t have the ultimate authority, and is committed to following the law.
    • Students and scholars are encouraged to begin their visa process by reviewing the requirements on the ISSO website (for students and for scholars).
       
  • Additional housing stock has been made available for international undergraduate students who have determined it is a risk to go home for the summer. 
     
  • The International Student Hardship Fund can help students facing unanticipated costs due to travel or visa issues, or the inability to travel home.
     
  • As Shipman said recently, “International students and scholars are vital to Columbia’s education and research missions, and to our identity.”
     
  • Alumni may support international students by donating to a new fund.

 

For more information: Provost Olinto’s Supporting our International Scholars and Students; Acting President Shipman’s Supporting Our International Community and Listening, Learning, and Starting the Conversation; ISSO Office’s U.S. Department of State Visa Wait Times Website 

  • Alumni can register for same-day access to the Morningside campus using the online registration portal.
     
  • Once on campus, alumni can use their Community CUID to access libraries. Alumni who wish to apply for a Community CUID can find instructions on the Libraries’ website. 
     
  • Campus access and safety information is frequently updated by Public Safety, including Policies and Protocols.
     
  • On November 14, Acting President Claire Shipman sent a message to students, faculty, and staff regarding available resources in response to an incident that occurred outside of Morningside gates in which an individual, unaffiliated with our University, targeted our student based on her identity. Excerpts below:
     
    • Although this happened outside of our gates, let me be clear: we have no room for this kind of hate at Columbia. Anti-Muslim hate, anti-Arab hate, on or off campus, is categorically unacceptable.
       
    • We are all better prepared to press the boundaries of knowledge, to contribute to the world, when our entire community feels safe, supported, and seen. 


For more information: Public Safety website, Acting President Shipman’s Supporting Our Community 

  • Last year, the Trustee Co-Chairs announced a review of the University Senate, with a focus on how to affirm its enduring value, and the vital role it has played in shaping the University for more than five decades, while also responding to community calls for reform and adapting to the changing needs of our time. At the same time, the Board of Trustees undertook a careful examination of its own practices, operations, and governance.
     
  • On April 23, Trustee Co-Chairs David Greenwald and Jeh Johnson sent a message to the Columbia community to share the results of reviews of the University Senate and the Board of Trustees. Both reviews call for important reforms to the Senate and the Board, which the Trustees embrace and believe will strengthen both governance and responsiveness to the Columbia community.


For more information: Trustee Co-Chairs Greenwald and Johnson’s Our Commitment to the Essential Role of Shared Governance for Columbia and An Update on the Senate Review Process; Acting President Shipman’s Building on Our Commitment to Listen and Learn; and Governing Documents | Office of the Secretary. 

Here are some quick facts and figures about Columbia’s global alumni community that might help as you answer questions and engage with Columbians near you. 

  • There are 425,463 living alumni of Columbia University.
    • Undergraduate alumni - 21.40% (91,053)
    • Professional/Graduate alumni - 73.50% (312,702)
    • Graduate only - 69.81% (288,516)
    • Alumni with multiple completed Columbia University degrees - 13.27% (56,449)
    • Alumni who graduated in the last 10 years (2015-2024) - 29.09% (123,763)
    • Alumni living in the tri-state region - 43.56% (185,333)
    • Alumni living domestically - 84.19% (358,197) and internationally - 14.46% (61,519)
       
  • There are alumni from 50 U.S. States and Washington, D.C., and from 192 countries.
     
  • Global Alumni Clubs are located across the United States and in more than 65 countries.


There are many ways alumni can engage and interact with the global community:

  • Follow Columbia University on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn and the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) on Instagram and Facebook, and share the latest campus and alumni news.
     
  • Participate in your local Global Club or a Shared Interest Group.
     
  • Attend an event. Columbia continues to sponsor world-class events that are open to all alumni around the globe.
     
  • Volunteer with your School or with the CAA.
     
  • Stay up to date with the latest alumni news and interact with fellow Columbians through the CAA.
     
  • Network with other alumni through the CAA LinkedIn Group or post an open job.
     
  • Share job opportunities with fellow Columbians, and when hiring, consider a Columbian! 
     
  • Join fellow alumni in giving. Every contribution matters and sends a powerful message to our faculty, researchers, students, staff, and the world that our community supports its members.


Note: Should you receive press inquiries regarding Columbia, please refer them to Chris Ferrara, Deputy Vice President for Strategic Communications in Columbia’s Office of Alumni Relations and Development.  

While we have since resolved a number of federal investigations with a resolution agreement with the government, Acting President Shipman’s June 12 video message provides important context for the resolution agreement, Columbia’s need for your advocacy, and the importance of meeting the challenge of this moment as a community.

Together, we are stronger and can make a bigger impact. Alert your classmates, friends, and family to the opportunity to take action for Columbia and higher education.

Below are email and social media scripts to help you spread the word. Feel free to personalize them by letting people know the ways you are taking action, and tag the CAA if you post.

Email Template:

Dear (name),

I write to you as Columbia University and all of higher education face challenges in critical areas.

To do my part, I decided to take action for Columbia. Since you are also concerned about the future of higher education, I wanted to let you know that Columbia is actively sharing updates and information with those interested in supporting the University and spreading the word about the value Columbia and higher education provide to our society and the world.

I signed up here to be notified of new announcements, updates, and additions to their online toolkit. 

I hope we can count you in as well!

Warm regards,

(name)

Social Media Template:

Version 1:

Columbia and higher education are at a pivotal moment and we all have a uniquely important role to play in shaping the future. Sign up and find out how you can take action.

Version 2: 

Columbia is stronger when our community stands together. 🦁 We can share our stories and raise awareness of the value of higher education. Sign up and find out how you can take action for Columbia. 

Columbia is a community whose members are advancing knowledge, educating future generations of leaders, and propelling innovation across all disciplines.

  • Columbia leadership and faculty members are sharing the word on the impact of this work in Washington and elsewhere. Read about their efforts.

  • Our alumni community has a uniquely important role in helping to uplift Columbia’s mission and the life-changing research that happens every day.

Here are three things you can do right now: