Sonia Reese, Executive Director of Community Impact at Columbia University since 1989, has announced that she will retire on January 31, 2020. Read more about Sonia's numerous contributions over the years.

Columbia University and its partners joined forces to provide 7 locations for Harlem Recruitment Day. Officers from the U.S. Census Bureau answered questions and assisted local residents with their Census taker applications. 

Despite feeling that she was "not the academic type," Regan Sommer McCoy applied to the Columbia Community Scholars program hoping to establish a Mixtape Museum project - 3 years later her hopes came to fruition. 

Columbia Community Scholar Eric K. Washington released his new book, "Boss of the Grips" a long-overdue biography of the nearly forgotten life of James H. Williams. 

Inspired by her first yoga retreat, Columbia Community Scholar and recent CCS Grantee Vivian Williams Karutz created wellness programs that educate, motivate and support healthy living in Harlem and beyond!

The Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM) "David Greer Music Hall" and its courtyard received a pro bono renovation from the NBC show "George to the Rescue." BSM offers inexpensive or free music lessons to children and adults in the Harlem and UWS community.

Dec 6 - Jazz heroes of UWS

Dec 13 - Caribbean Music for Two Guitars

Looking for that perfect Christmas Tree? Come out to Columbia Secondary School Holiday Tree Sale, where you can buy your tree at a discount, and 100% of the profits support school programming.

Join NYC Parks for their holiday tree lighting party and celebrate the season with live music, dancing, tree decoration making, and hot chocolate. 

Families and community groups are invited to explore the workings of the brain through hands-on activities and unique scientific resources. Come learn about how your brain chooses and decides. 

Come hear about the many ways that water and climate are interlinked, conveyed in plain language. CU students from the Climate and Society Department will address hot topics and answer questions. 

Wondering if you should participate in the 2020 Census? Come out to an info-session where Nicole Yearwood, a Harlem resident and Senior Partnership Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau will field questions at The Forum.

The Studio Museum is proud to honor Dawoud Bey on the fourth annual Lea K. Green Artist Talk. The program will feature a conversation between Mr. Bey and Thelma Golden. The talk is presented in partnership with The Forum at Columbia University.

The Uptown Artisanal Pop-Up Market brings the offerings of unique local vendors to the Morningside Heights Community and is supported with retail space from Columbia University. 

Lenfest Kids celebrates Columbia’s Year of Water with a series of aquatic-themed family films. Saturday December 14, “March of the Penguins" will be screened. Tickets are $7 in advance or $9 at the door.