Just Societies Highlights - June 2021

Celebrate Pride Month 2021

Learn about the contributions of LGBTQ+ Columbians and University Pride events this June. And check out the #PrideofLions YouTube playlist to hear from LGBTQ+ faculty and alumni.

Columbia Student Support Initiative Launched

This spring, President Lee Bollinger announced the Columbia Student Support Initiative, a new effort dedicated to raising $1.4 billion in financial assistance for students across all schools. Give today to help Columbia students.

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Criminal Justice Programs Awarded Top Grants

Columbia's Justice Lab and its partners were awarded a $1 million renewal grant from the MacArthur Foundation for the Square One Project. In addition, Columbia received a $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a curriculum addressing racial inequities in the criminal justice system.

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Fireside Chat with Congresswoman Grace Meng

On Monday, June 7, join the Asian Columbia Alumni Association (ACAA) to welcome U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng, the first and only Asian American Member of Congress from New York State. ACAA Board Member Margaret Ling '78BC will moderate the event as part of the Columbia at Home series from the Columbia Alumni Association.

International Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy Announced

This May, Columbia's Institute for the Study of Human Rights and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race have launched a remote educational program exploring major questions in indigenous affairs.

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The Knight First Amendment Institute Marks Its Five-Year Anniversary

President Lee Bollinger takes a look back on the Knight First Amendment Institute's origins and accomplishments. The Institute works to protect the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age.

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Honoring Brother Zach

In Columbia Magazine, read how alumni established an endowed prize in the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department for students embodying the spirit of the late Zach Husser '70CC, known as Brother Zach.

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Dr. Kenneth and Kareitha Forde Professorship of African American and African Diaspora Studies

Honoring the late Dr. Kenneth A. Forde '59VPS and his wife, Kareitha "Kay" Forde, the Columbia Trustees created an endowed professorship in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. Steven Gregory, Professor of Anthropology, is the first incumbent.

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Just Societies Highlights - June 2021

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