The Columbia Neighbors Food Relief Fund brings the Columbia community together to address food insecurity in Upper Manhattan. Every dollar donated to the fund through the Medical Center Neighborhood Fund and the Columbia Community Service Food Relief Project will be used to support food relief efforts. Support the Fund
Relief for Local Small Businesses
The Columbia Emergency Loan Fund for Small Businesses will provide low-interest loans to Upper Manhattan small businesses struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Applications are open for Small Business Pivot Loans, which will help storefront businesses as they adapt their business models. Learn How to Apply
News
Plans for a Safe Return to Campus
President Bollinger announced that the fall semester will see some students returning to campus housing, a hybrid in-person and online class schedule, and required face coverings on campus. Learn More
Banners Celebrate SGL & LGBTQ+ African American Harlem Renaissance Icons
The public art installation, by The Gatekeepers' Collective, will be unveiled outside The Forum on July 25. Read More
Staying Safe in the Summer of COVID-19
Angela Rasmussen and Melissa Stockwell from Irving Medical Center have answers to pressing questions about staying safe this summer. Read More
Events
BioBus Student Town Hall: Birds, July 16
This week's guest scientists are Jo Santiago, a Wildlife Biologist and Raptor Rehabilitation Specialist with the US Forest Service, & Rachel Roth, a Naturalist with the Great Plains Nature Center. Submit A Question
Harlem Renaissance 100: The Importance of Being Earnest, July 26
The Harlem Shakespeare Festival and the Harlem Cultural Collaborative will present “The Importance of Being Earnest” set in 1920s Harlem. Learn More
Addressing Low Literacy Rates, Poor Instruction, Dyslexia and Social Ills, July 30
Bundles Community Scholar Debbie Meyer will discuss the systemic issues and the policies that continue to allow dyslexic students and struggling readers to fail. Register Now
#unsilencedpast, July 16
A series of dialogues among Black women scholars whose public intellectual work tells the long history of global anti-racist struggle. This event features Kim Gallon and Marisa Parham. Read More
E.I. Teach: Climate Change in the Classroom, July 28-29
The Earth Institute’s inaugural virtual professional development event for K-12 educators will prepare educators with the tools and expertise to address climate change in their classrooms. Register Now
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