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Nkima Stephenson CC'21

Nkima Stephenson

Award Recognition

Senior Marshal
Nkima Stephenson is recognized for her work as a Campus Tour Guide and College Access Tour Coordinator. Nkima drove a redesign of the College Access Tour, which is given to community-based organizations and local high schools. Nkima developed an inclusive language training for an entire cohort of tour guides to help guides better connect with prospective students and families who are not traditionally represented on college campuses. Nkima is actively and critically engaged with issue of college access and continues to work on projects for making Columbia accessible to a broad range of students from all backgrounds.
I want to give a big thank you to the Admissions Office for giving me a space to improve not only my public speaking skills, but also my interpersonal skills; an invaluable skill that I'll carry with me far beyond the URC. I've loved being able to create spaces for students from underrepresented backgrounds like myself and let them know that Columbia is a place that they can thrive and within reach!