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Transgender Awareness Week

Trans Awareness Week is a series of events that raise awareness and educate the Columbia community about the lives and experiences of transgender and non-binary communities. The week also sets out to celebrate, affirm and center transgender and non-binary communities on campus.

The events below are organized by a collaborative student programming board with students from Barnard College, Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, General Studies and the Jewish Theological Seminary.

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Disability Justice Focus Group

Multicultural Affairs is looking for a small group of student volunteers who have experience and/or interest in disability justice activism to participate in a one-hour focus group.

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Faculty-in-Residence Broadway Trip: The Minutes

Join West Campus Faculty-in-Residence Dr. Samuel Roberts to see The Minutes on Broadway!

Sign-ups for this event are limited. Those selected will be notified, as will those that are placed on the waitlist.

Departments:

Student Life

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A Reflection on Toni Morrison's Life and Works

The Butler Banner Project, in collaboration with Undergraduate Student Life and Women of Color Collective, is hosting a series of events to honor Toni Morrison.

The events below are cosponsored by Undergraduate Student Life. For more events related to The Butler Banner Project, please visit: butlerbanner.com/events

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Applications for spring orientation leaders are now open!

Want to help welcome our new Visiting and Exchange students to Columbia? Apply to become a spring orientation leader by Sunday, October 27 at 11:59 p.m.

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Disability Justice Focus Group

What do you wish the Columbia University community understood about disability, accessibility and ableism? Multicultural Affairs is looking for a small group of student volunteers who have experience and/or interest in disability justice activism to participate in a one-hour focus group. Participants will be asked to share their experiences around disability, accessibility and ableism on campus and in the larger community to inform the development of a new disability justice workshop curriculum and accessible event-planning guide. Lunch will be served!

Departments:

Multicultural Affairs

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Jumpstarting Aspiring Developers and Entrepreneurs applications are now open!

The Jumpstarting Aspiring Developers and Entrepreneurs (JADE) program will take place from Sunday, January 12–Saturday, January 18. Learn more about JADE.