Columbia College Alumni

📸 Picture Your "Selfie" at Reunion!🤳
Snap a pic with friends as you hang out at the Lion's Lounge and Reunion Lawn party. Grab a group shot while you mix and mingle at class dinners. Strike a pose while you're dancing the night away at the Starlight Celebration. These are memories you're going to want to capture — register today for this special weekend happening Thurs., May 28–Sat., May 30! 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3OkZ77y Roar! 🦁

On April 13, alumni and friends gathered in Low Rotunda for the 2026 Columbia College Women Signature Event. Ursula M. Burns SEAS’82 joined Columbia Trustees chair emerita Lisa Carnoy CC’89 in a conversation titled The Art of Disruption: Women at the Frontlines of Change.

Burns discussed her remarkable 38-year journey at Xerox, where she climbed the ranks from intern to the C-Suite. Through this inspiring conversation, guests heard stories about navigating leadership amidst unpredictability, finding pathways to career reinvention at all stages of your journey, breaking down barriers and cracking corporate ceilings.

With opening and closing receptions, there was plenty of time for networking and meaningful connection. If you missed this event, there are many more planned in the year ahead. Find other ways to connect with CCW here: https://bit.ly/4tlicFV

Register for Columbia Reunion 2026 taking place Thurs., May 28–Sat., May 30! Mingle at class-specific and all-class events. Revisit the classroom with lectures and Mini-Core Classes. Get inspired by our featured speaker, Jodi Kantor CC’96. Enjoy food, drinks and conversation at the Lion’s Lounge, Reunion Lawn Party and Lunch Under the Tent. And dance the night away at the Starlight Celebration. Register today!
https://bit.ly/3OkZ77y

Do you have neck or back pain? Dr. Erich Anderer CC’97, VPS’03, chief of neurosurgery at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, does not believe that surgery is the right solution for most spinal conditions. Instead, Anderer says the solution may be found on a yoga mat. Along with Eddie Stern, a bestselling author and the owner of Broome Street Yoga, join fellow alumni for a fascinating conversation about the intersection of yoga, brain health and spine care, along with an optional portion in which you can participate in gentle movement. Register here: https://bit.ly/3PQJYLz

📖 What is a chapter, where did chapters start and what does a chapter do? This combination talk and workshop by Professor Nicholas Dames will try to answer those questions and, in the process, provide a capsule history of how books have been divided for the last 2,000 years. We will also explore how the chapter has captured, and also perhaps defined, the ways in which we think about the shape of our own lives. We’ll look at texts from the Bible to the novels from the last 200 years, and even perhaps a tidbit from a film or two. 📘 Register here: https://bit.ly/4loKJqM

Have you registered for the 2026 Columbia College Women Signature Event, The Art of Disruption: Women at the Frontlines of Change, on April 13? Ursula M. Burns SEAS’82 will join Columbia Trustees chair emerita Lisa Carnoy CC’89 in conversation about Burns’ remarkable 38-year journey at Xerox, where she climbed the ranks from intern to the C-Suite. You’ll learn about the resilience, risk taking and vision required to lead a Fortune 500 company into a new era of success. Register today. This is an event you won’t want to miss! https://bit.ly/41c0Bn9

Join Columbia College Women on April 13 for the 2026 Signature Event — The Art of Disruption: Women at the Frontlines of Change! This inspiring evening is dedicated to exploring how bold leadership can transform entire industries. Ursula M. Burns SEAS’82 will join Columbia Trustees chair emerita Lisa Carnoy CC’89 in conversation about Burns’ remarkable 38-year journey at Xerox, where she climbed the ranks from intern to the C-Suite. You’ll learn about the resilience, risk taking and vision required to lead a Fortune 500 company into a new era of success. It’s a night you won’t want to miss! Register here: https://bit.ly/41c0Bn9

🎵 Explore 20th-century music as a playground for modernism and its many aesthetic “isms” with Assistant Professor of Music Theory Knar Abrahamyan. Listening to instrumental, vocal and dance works, we will examine how composers engaged with, and helped shape, a variety of movements. 🎶
Register here: https://bit.ly/3PyZ87S

Vanessa Hutchinson-Szekely CC’01 fondly remembers when she donned the iconic Roar-ee mascot garb to energize the crowd during a football game. 🦁⚡️ She still uses those hype skills as a “Keeper of the Realm” for the Golden State Valkyries, covering the team and drumming up support on her podcast Valkyries, Say Less. Read more here: https://bit.ly/40lwJoc

✨On March 4, four College alumni were honored at the 46th annual John Jay Awards Dinner. Honorees Melissa de la Cruz CC’93, Howard Endelman CC’87, Christopher McGowan CC’92 and Amanda Peet CC’94 were recognized for their distinguished professional achievements. This year’s event, held at Cipriani 42nd Street, raised more than $1 million for the John Jay Scholars Program. Join us in celebrating the 2026 awardees on this well-deserved honor! ✨🎉

Read the recap here: https://bit.ly/4bFb4xy 🩵🔗