There are many ways to get involved with Multicultural Affairs! See below for open opportunities, last updated Tuesday, October 8. "$" indicates paid positions.
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- Multicultural Affairs announcement list
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- Disability Justice
- First-Generation and/or Low-Income (FLI) @ Columbia
- International @ Columbia
- LGBTQ @ Columbia
- Students of Color @ Columbia
Opportunities for the 2024–25 Academic Year
($) Develop and implement programs as a Multicultural Affairs Student Coordinator [ALL POSITIONS ARE FILLED as of 10/8/2024]
Multicultural Affairs has multiple Student Coordinator roles, which are primarily charged with supporting the development and implementation of programming in Multicultural Affairs and specifically assigned to a focus areas within the office.
- General Support
- Social Media and Promotions student coordinator (position filled)
- Diversity Education and Training/ Disability Justice (position filled)
- First-Generation and/or Low-Income (FLI) @ Columbia (positions filled)
- International @ Columbia (positions filled)
- LGBTQ @ Columbia (position filled)
- Students of Color @ Columbia (positions filled)
All Columbia College and Columbia Engineering undergraduates fully enrolled for the 2024-25 academic year are eligible to apply. Coordinators must be on-campus for both the fall and spring semesters. The priority deadline is Wednesday, September 11, 11:59 p.m.; however, applications will be open until positions are filled. More information about the Student Coordinator positions and the application can be found here.
Be a Mentor through the Columbia Mentoring Initiative
Columbia Mentoring Initiative (CMI) is an inter-generational mentorship program that connects first-year and transfer students (mentees) with returning students (mentors) and all students with alumni. Mentees receive one-on-one mentorship, participate in social and cultural events with an identity-based community and have access to a support network that is dedicated to your success at Columbia. All mentees are paired with a mentor of a shared identity and join one of our nine "family trees.” Family trees include:
- Asian Family Tree
- Black Family Tree
- Disability Justice Family Tree
- Indigenous Family Tree
- Latinx Family Tree
- LGBTQ Family Tree
- International Family Tree
- Middle Eastern and North African Family Tree
- Mixed Heritage Family Tree
We are still seeking mentors for the 2024-25 academic year. Apply to be CMI Mentor today!
Create change as a Multicultural Affairs Advisory Council member for the 2024-25 Academic year
The Multicultural Affairs Advisory Council (MAAC) is a collective of four distinct student advisory boards: Student of Color Advisory Board (SOCAB), Queer and Trans Student Advisory Board (QTAB), International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) and First-Generation Student Advisory Board (FAB).
Organized by Multicultural Affairs, MAAC is composed of Columbia College and Columbia Engineering undergraduate students to work toward a more respectful, accountable and socially just campus environment. In partnership with students, student organizations, Multicultural Affairs and campus partners, the council strives to continue creating a community in which students of all identities are supported, valued and celebrated.
All Columbia College and Columbia Engineering undergraduates students who will be fully enrolled and on campus through the 2024-25 academic year are eligible to apply.
For more information, please email maac@columbia.edu.
Make connections to international and U.S. students through the Global Ambassador Program
The Global Ambassador Program (GAP) is a year-long international friendship program that aims to foster intercultural dialogue among Columbia's diverse student body. The program participants are of different races, nationalities, classes, genders, sexual orientations and class years. GAP provides a brave(r) space for discussing topics influenced by our values. Topics have included culture shock, communication styles, social perceptions, cancel culture, borders, identity and family traditions.
For more information, please email gap_coord@columbia.edu.
Are you interested in facilitating important conversations with your peers on topics that often don't get touched upon on campus? Be a ROOTED facilitator!
Are you interested in facilitating important conversations with your peers on topics that often don't get touched upon on campus? We're looking for facilitators for ROOTED (Respecting Ourselves and Others Through Empathy and Dialogue), a dialogue series dedicated to creating spaces of solidarity, empathy and learning.
ROOTED student facilitators are trained to host respectful and informed discussions on topics of their own choosing, centered around diversity and how socio-political stratifications show up in our Columbia experiences. Additional information can be found at https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/ROOTED.
Be in conversation and solidarity centering disability justice through Spoons!
Spoons, a disability justice discussion and solidarity group. During weekly meetings (each an hour and fifteen minutes in length), students gather to discuss current events impacting disabled communities, support one another in navigating campus life, build friendship and community, and consider strategies for challenging ableism on campus. The group is convened by Multicultural Affairs but led foremost by the interests of student participants.
Spoons welcomes both disabled students who are seeking community and open dialogue about their experiences, and nondisabled students who are working to enact genuine allyship.