There are a number of resources available at Columbia that may interest students of color. Some of these resources are programs coordinated by Multicultural Affairs, cultural and identity based student organizations advised by Multicultural Affairs, groups and services connected through other departments, and academic programs throughout the University.
Multicultural Affairs Programs
- Student of Color Leadership Retreat (SOCLR)
- Student of Color Advisory Board, part of the Multicultural Affars Advisory Council
- SisterCircle
- Men of Color Alliance
- Columbia Mentoring Initiative (CMI): In addition to program-wide events and activities for all participants, students have the opportunity to get involved in various "family trees," including Arab & Middle Eastern Family Tree, Asian Family Tree, Black Family Tree, Indigenous Family Tree, Latinx Family Tree, and Mixed Heritage Family Tree.
- Graduation Programs, including Asian Graduation, Black Graduation, Native Graduation, and Raza Graduation
- History and Heritage Months
Residential Communities
In addition to the Intercultural House through Multicultural Affairs, Residential Life offers the following special interest communities:
- Casa Latin@
- Manhattan House (Native and indigenous community)
- Pan-African House
Get information about recruitment and house descriptions.
Offices & Departments
- African Law Students Association
- Center for Brazilian Studies
- Center for Chinese Legal Studies
- Center for Iranian Studies
- Center for Japanese Legal Studies
- Center for Korean Legal Studies
- Center for Korean Research
- Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race
- Center for the Study of Human Rights
- Center for the Study of Law and Culture
- Center for Urban Research and Policy
- Center on Japanese Economy and Business
- Community Impact
- Comparative Ethnic Studies Program
- East Asia: Regional Studies Program
- East Asian Languages and Cultures Department
- Go Ask Alice!
- Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) & National Opportunity Program (NOP)
- Human Rights Institute
- Indian Progressive Study Group (IPSG)
- Institute for Research in African-American Studies
- Institute for Research on Women and Gender
- Institute of African Studies
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Japan Karate Association
- Japanese Language Program
- Japanese Literature Program
- Japanese Pedagogy Program
- The Journal of Asian Law
- Keene, Donald, Center of Japanese Culture
- Korean Language Program
- Latino Studies Program
- Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures Department
- Middle East Institute
- Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
- Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives
- Urban Planning Program
- Urban Studies Program