News Archive
Registering to vote and expressing your views are fundamental acts of civic engagement. Your participation helps ensure that elected officials are responsive to the concerns of those who live and work in the communities they represent.
A couple of small but important ways of prioritizing your well-being are making time to connect with your community and by taking time for yourself.
Dylan Baca (CC‘25) and Tristan Espinoza (CC‘25) are both board members of the Indigenous Peoples’ Initiative (IPI), a national, non-partisan, youth-led organization creating opportunities for Indigenous people. Dylan, who founded the organization in 2019, is active in advocating for the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the local, state and national levels. After meeting Dylan at Columbia, Tristan joined these efforts.
Johanna Martinez (CC ‘24) is studying sustainable development and was selected as one of the inaugural Social Impact Fellows at Columbia World Projects. On campus, she is the finance manager for Alianza, a Latine student group, and the academic editor for Consilience, a sustainability journal.
Constructing Confidence, Coffee with Joseph Greenwell, and Other Events and Opportunities, 10/4-10/18
Awakening Our Democracy, The Art of the Latinx Rant, and Other Events and Opportunities, 9/27-10/6
The Columbia Community Citizenship Initiative (CCI) starts today! The Initiative will help you understand how your choices impact others and help you step into your part of this University-wide commitment to communicating and acting with integrity and respect for others, at Columbia and beyond.
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month, Graduate Welcome, and Other Events and Opportunities, 9/20-9/29
Welcome to the start of a new academic year! We are excited to see you on our campuses and to experience the energy of our community coming together again. We write to share important safety information and University resources.
Welcome to the start of a new academic year! We are excited to see you on our campuses and to experience the energy of our community coming together again. We write to share important safety information and University resources.
University Life was established to help build community and support all students’ well-being, across all schools and campuses. At the start of a new year, we write to share some opportunities and resources to support your holistic well-being.
Abel Al-Iqbal Radian (CC '23) is co-president of the Columbia Indonesian Society, an active member the CU Society of Hip Hop, and working on an independent research project about the varying definitions of what qualifies as ‘Halal’ food. He spent his summer as a mentor to high school students in the Freedom and Citizenship college seminar.
Whether you are continuing your academic journey with us, joining our community for the first time, or returning for the first time in a while: Welcome to Columbia!