Multicultural & Social Justice Education Programs
GS Student Life is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive community that celebrates the diverse experiences of the GS student body. All programs, events, and groups are open to all GS students irrespective of identity or sex.
Program Offerings
The Dean of Students Office at GS strives to celebrate and empower GS students who self-identify as first generation and/or low income (FLI) through academic support, community programming, resource sharing, and advocacy—fostering a supportive and equitable community where GS FLI students can thrive and achieve their academic goals.
GS Student Life coordinates various identity-based programs and support to provide spaces for students to discuss general experiences based on identities and leadership roles on campus, share resources that have proven helpful, discuss ways in which to utilize experiences to frame future leadership roles (at Columbia, GS, and beyond), and develop support among peers and administrators. Identity based programming includes:
- Women & Femme of Center Affinity Spaces
- Students of Color Affinity Spaces
- International Student Affinity Spaces
- LBGTQ Affinity Spaces
GS Student Life partners with the CC/SEAS Office of Multicultural Affairs and Barnard Student Life to provide leadership development opportunities for students interested in developing a better understanding of their identities as leaders within and beyond the LGBTQ community at Barnard and Columbia. We also work with students to better understand the ways in which their intersecting identities interact with their leadership. For more information email [email protected].
GS Student Life offers semesterly workshops dedicated to cultivating critical consciousness of self and practice tools for social change through interactive workshops, activities, and guided discussion.
GS Student Life encourages students to become involved in student organizations that address and affirm identity as well as personal and professional interests. Columbia University has more than 500 student organizations that are open to students in all four undergraduate schools that span various interests such as the arts, politics, identity, culture, sports and recreation, religion, and many more. Students can use LionLink to search for groups that align with their interests.
GS Student Life advises the following identity-based and social justice oriented student groups:
GS Alliance
GS Alliance is a student organization, recognized by the Student Governing Board, dedicated to the advancement of education and advocacy regarding issues of special interest to the LGBTQA community and its allies.
Contact
[email protected]
System Impacted Scholars
System Impacted Scholars is a student organization committed to students who have been impacted by the criminal legal system to offer support, community, and advocacy.
Contact
FL@GS
FL@GS is a student organization, recognized by the Student Governing Board, with the mission of serving the GS FLI community through peer led community building and resource sharing.
Contact
Koreans in GS (KIGS)
KIGS is a student organization, recognized by the Activities Board at Columbia, dedicated to building community among Korean students at GS.
Contact
[email protected]
Student of Color Alliance (S.O.C.A.)
S.O.C.A. is an unrecognized student group dedicated to providing a space to discuss issues affecting GS students of color.
Contact
[email protected]