Columbia Alumni Association

"Building Winning Teams," the Columbia Alumni Leaders Experience 2025 opening keynote, brought together voices from music, engineering, and Women's Basketball to share what Columbia taught them about leadership.

Learn more about alumni leadership: https://bit.ly/3NXySUs

🎓🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the Campbell Award!

🏆 One graduate from every Columbia School, each someone who shows up for their community, for this University, for something bigger than themselves. This award honors the legacy of Bill Campbell '62CC, '64TC, Trustee Chair Emeritus and Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) co-founder, a true Lion who loved Columbia.

This year's recipients carry that spirit forward. Read about them here: https://bit.ly/4e1sYMK.

From top left:
🔹Abeer Saed ’26BC
🔹Maral Mohagheghi Samarin ’26BUS
🔹Marina Saguar Urquiola ’26CS
🔹Michael Zheng ’26CC
🔹Aryas Koorosh Safaie ’26DM
🔹Cheng “Gavin” Gong ’26SEAS
🔹Robert Mulvey ’26GS
🔹'Eiwa Colburn ’26GSAPP
🔹Riya M. Rampalli ’26GSAS
🔹Victoria Newsome ’26JRN
🔹Celeste Woloshyn ’26LAW
🔹Laila Gad ’26PH
🔹Jocelyn Violett ’26NRS
🔹Shamika Dhar ’26SOA
🔹Yedidya Anna Zohore ’26SIPA
🔹Leilani Ayleen Salas ’26SPS
🔹Laura Galeano Cardozo ’26SW
🔹Ronald (RJ) Eric Wicks II ’26TC
🔹Sidney Saint-Hilaire ’26VPS

The Women’s Initiative at Columbia Institute of Global Politics will now be named the Ann F. Kaplan Women’s Initiative, in recognition of a transformational gift from Ann Kaplan’s family honoring her decades-long impact at Columbia and her commitment to advancing women’s rights and opportunities.

Ann Kaplan spent so much of her life - professional, personal, as a Columbia Trustee - focused on women. And now, the Women’s Initiative at Columbia Institute of Global Politics will be named in her honor.

With her family’s generous gift endowment, the Ann F. Kaplan Women’s Initiative at Columbia Institute of Global Politics will be able to build sustained, ambitious programming and drive research that connects academic insights to real-world policy challenges facing women around the world.

Read more: https://igp.sipa.columbia.edu/news/sipas-womens-initiative-enters-new-era-transformational-15million-gift

Today, we're pleased to announce essential investments in our Morningside campus and the undergraduate student experience.

These commitments, which will begin immediately and will be fully implemented over the next 2-3 years, will strengthen both the academic and day-to-day experience of our students. Read the message from Acting President Claire Shipman and Provost Angela Olinto: https://president.columbia.edu/news/investing-undergraduate-experience

A website with more detail will be launched in the coming weeks. As an overview, planned enhancements include:

—Expanded fitness and recreation space
—Expanded dining access and capacity
—New and renovated student spaces
—Library enhancements
—Expanded student health services
—Academic and instruction investments

These investments represent important first steps to address issues in areas that students, faculty, alumni, and staff have clearly identified as priorities. They will become part of a broader, long-term commitment to strengthening the experience of all our students and all who contribute to Columbia’s academic and campus life.

Our commitment to safety and support for every member of our community: https://communications.news.columbia.edu/news/our-commitment-safety-and-support-every-member-our-community

The University is relieved and thrilled that our student, Ellie, has been released from detainment. We will share additional details this evening. Resources to support our community can be found here: https://communications.news.columbia.edu/news/important-additional-updates-columbia-university