Columbia's Integrity Week 2025
Integrity Week at Columbia facilitates integral conversations with our campus community about integrity and ethics in academia through programs and workshops that focus on the fundamental values of academic integrity in research, teaching, and learning. This week of collective action and instruction strengthens the Columbia community's commitment to honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage.
This week is co-sponsored by and made possible through collaborations with:
Academic Integrity, Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Center for the Core Curriculum, Columbia Libraries, Berick Center for Student Advising, Office of Research Compliance and Training, Center for Teaching and Learning, Center for Career Education, School of General Studies, Writing Center & University Writing Program, Columbia Health, Columbia College Alumni Association, Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, Columbia College and Engineering Student Councils, University Life, and Center for Student Success and Intervention.
To register, please click on the hyperlink for each of the events. If you have questions please email ugrad-integrity@columbia.edu
Integrity Week 2025 Events
Monday, February 24
Integrity Week Kick-Off Event
Time: 11:00am — 1:00 pm (In Person)
Location: Lerner Ramps
Target Population: Columbia Community
Join members of the CC-SEAS Integrity Advisory Board, Engineering Student Council, Columbia College Student Council and staff in the kick off for Integrity Week. Drop by Lerner Ramps to hear about the workshops happening during the week, grab some free integrity swag, and snacks between classes!
Time: 2:00pm — 4:00 pm (In Person)
Location: 833 Mudd
Target Population: Columbia Engineering
Do you want to cite good sources but do not know how to use the sources effectively? In this session, you will practice some paraphrasing skills to cite sources. You will learn the cultural differences in understanding paraphrasing and citation use. You will be able to list paraphrasing techniques and apply the skills to citing sources. Also, you will learn how to use in-text citations, direct quotations, and references following the US citation conventions.
Tuesday, February 25
Citation Management with Zotero | Columbia Libraries
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Need help creating citations and bibliographies? Zotero is a free, open-source bibliographic management program that allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share your research. This one-hour workshop will introduce you to Zotero and provide strategies for effectively using it in your research and writing.
Please download Zotero (for Mac OS or Windows) and the Zotero Connector (for Firefox, Chrome, or Safari) prior to the workshop.
Integrity Week Keynote Address: Journalism's Challenge | Jonathan Lemire CC'01 | MSNBC, The Atlantic, Politico
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Locations: Lerner 401, Zoom Livestreamed
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link for Zoom | Registration Link for In Person
Journalism has arguably never been more vital. But it has not been tested like this in generations. Democracy appears threatened at home and abroad, and media organizations and individual reporters alike are faced with a confluence of challenges: assaults from public officials; distrust from the public; financial woes causing newsrooms to shrink; the looming problems -- and opportunities -- posed by Artificial Intelligence. Jonathan will talk about the state of journalism, drawing upon his experiences both in front of the camera at MSNBC and as a print journalist at The Atlantic, the AP, Politico, and more. And he'll talk about his origins as a campus reporter at Columbia, including at the Spectator, and look to engage with young journalists -- who are needed now more than ever. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by the Director of Academic Integrity, Dr. Victoria Malaney-Brown.
Please register for the Webinar on Zoom to attend virtually or join us in person at 401 Lerner Hall to enjoy light refreshments.
Fair Play in the Classroom: Navigating Academic Integrity | Center for Student Success and Intervention
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Lerner Hall 401, In Person
Target Population: Columbia Community
What role does Artificial Intelligence play in higher education? AI is reshaping higher education by making learning more efficient, personalized, and inclusive, but it also raises challenges related to ethics, data privacy, and the role of human educators. Join the Center for Student Success and Interventions team for a trivia game to test your knowledge of academic-related policies at Columbia University. Prizes are available for winners.
Discourse on the Student Perspective 1 Year Later: Exploring Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Academia
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Lerner 401 (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
We revisit last year's conversation, "Discourse on the Student Perspective: Exploring Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Academia" to further delve into the intricate relationship between students and generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies within the academic sphere. As the integration of AI continues to evolve, students are increasingly harnessing its capabilities to enhance various aspects of their academic pursuits. This panel provides a platform for students to share insights, experiences, and perspectives on how they are leveraging AI tools in their educational journey as well their opinions on how AI should be used ethically in academia.
Student Panelists are: Taylor Osborne CC'26, Ichiro Ng CC'25, Ahmed Alaa Eldin Hamdan CC'28, Savnee Puranik SEAS'26
Moderated by: Sean Kuehn CC'26
Introduction by: Dr. Victoria Malaney-Brown, Director of Academic Integrity
Wednesday, February 26
A.I. Literacy: The Uses and Limits of Machine Intelligence | Writing Center
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Lerner Hall 601 (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Join us for a special in-person Writing Center Workshop on A.I. Literacy. In this interactive session participants will explore problems related to copyright, terms of use, institutional policies, etc. that take on new and weird significance in the age of generative A.I. Together, we’ll probe A.I. systems to grapple with the uses and limits of machine intelligence, focusing especially on the role A.I. can play in pursuit of scholarly work. Facilitated by Kirkwood Adams and Maria Baker.
Scientific Research in the Age of AI: A New Frontier of Scientific Misconduct | Office of Research Compliance and Training
Time: 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Images in scientific papers play an essential role in supporting the experimental descriptions and results of an experiment and study. In this series, we’ll discuss various topics, such as what’s considered improper image manipulations, how to recognize them, and whether the threat of AI is genuine or overblown.
Optimizing Sleep & Time Management for Academic Success | Columbia Health
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Location: John Jay Hall Conference Room, (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Making informed choices about how to use available time, whether that looks like getting more rest or building a balanced schedule, can set the stage for academic success. Participants will learn more about the intersection of sleep and time management, and how optimizing these factors help with academic performance. In this workshop, students will discuss:
- How prioritizing zzzs is supportive of overall health and your ability to retain information
- What factors impact time-choice
- Tools and strategies for overcoming procrastination
Thursday, February 27
GenAI in Research: Critical Literacies and Considerations
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Butler, 203 (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
This interactive session critically considers the information flow of text-generating AI technologies. Though these technologies use proprietary algorithms, we'll work topographically, discussing how these technologies work, develop evaluative tools for working with the generated text, and identify remaining unknowns when we use these tools for research. The session will be lead by Teaching and Undergraduate Services Librarian Sydni Meyer, and if possible bring a laptop to the session!
Core Faculty Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom | Center for the Core Curriculum | Center for Teaching and Learning
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm (In Person)
Location: Hamilton, 202
Target Population: This session is open to all Core Curriculum instructors as well as Arts and Sciences faculty.
This roundtable conversation will explore the changes that generative AI poses for the Core Curriculum. How can instructors help students understand what AI can and cannot do? How it might be useful, and how might it work against the learning experience? How can we maintain a culture of academic integrity?
A panel of four Core instructors (one each from Contemporary Civilization, Frontiers of Science, Literature Humanities, and Music Humanities), along with staff from the Center for Teaching and Learning, will take part in a conversation that moves freely between theory and practice. Among the questions this roundtable will address are: Are there ways to “AI-proof” our classes? How are we (re)designing our assignments to fit this new landscape? How do we articulate the differences between what AI can do, and what we do in our Core classes? Are there ways to use AI to enhance some elements of learning and experience?
This event is open to all instructors teaching within the Core Curriculum, as well as the faculty of Arts & Sciences. No registration is required. Inquiries may be directed to the Center for the Core Curriculum at core-curriculum@columbia.edu.
Friday, February 28
Core Ethics & Integrity | Professional Development & Leadership - Columbia Engineering
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: Online (Zoom)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Develop your ethical orientation to demonstrate academic and professional integrity.
Neurodivergence in Academia | University Life
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Lerner Hall, 601 (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or other neurodivergent experiences often have to conform to a society that was inherently built to disadvantage the way they exist in the world. In this presentation we will begin scratching the surface on the challenges neurodivergent individuals face within a capitalist system, including workplace accommodations, societal biases, and economic disparities. We will discuss the potential benefits of neurodiversity in fostering innovation and creativity, while also shedding light on the urgency of dismantling ableist structures to create inclusive and equitable institutions that value diverse cognitive perspectives. We will end with some tips and suggestions on how to support our neurodivergent students and peers.
Effective Study Groups: How to Collaborate with Integrity | Berick Center for Student Advising
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Lerner Hall, 401 (Hybrid – In Person & Online)
Target Population: CC and SEAS Students
Learn strategies for how to inform study groups that will help you deepen your understanding of course material and prepare effectively for exams. More importantly, learn how to collaborate successfully while maintaining academic integrity.
Advanced Ethics | Professional Development and Learning - Columbia Engineering
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Davis Auditorium
Target Population: SEAS Students
This elective builds upon the introductory ethics course by exploring some of the ethical challenges engineers face in the industry. In particular, the seminar will focus on conflicts of duties and, through a Socratic process of discussion, help students develop clarity about their own ethical priorities. The seminar will feature an extended case study of the design and construction of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig, focusing on engineering decisions that compromised safety for cost savings that led to both fatalities to one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Instructor: Fred Helio Garcia
Ethical Career Panel & Networking Event | Center for Career Education and Academic Integrity
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Uris Hall, 107 (In Person)
Target Population: Open to CC, SEAS, & GS students
Registration Link on LionSHARE
Join Columbia College and Columbia Engineering alumni in an interactive panel discussing ethical considerations in the fields of law, medicine, biomedical engineering, and software engineering.
Part 1: Come listen to our amazing alumni in a panel format while enjoying delicious hors d'oeuvres.
Part 2: You will have an opportunity to mix and mingle with our alumni panelists to discuss your own career questions and network. Coffee and desserts will be provided.
Alumni speakers include from Columbia College: Dr. Preeti Parikh CC'98, (Medicine), and Lisette Camilo CC'98 (Law). Columbia Engineering alumni will include: Andrew Kang MS'10, MPhil'12, PhD'15 (Biomedical Engineering) & Suchith Vasudevan SEAS '14 MS'15 (Software Engineering)
To see our past CC-SEAS Academic Integrity Awareness events, see these links from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.