Events

Past Event

First-Generation Experience: A Roundtable with Columbia Faculty

October 16, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Columbia Law School, Case Lounge, 7th Floor

Join us for the first event in the Diversity, Dialogue and Dinner series. This event will feature a panel of faculty members sharing their experience navigating higher education as the first in their family to attend graduate school. 

This event is part of the Graduate Initiative for Inclusion & Engagement within the Office of University Life and is co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion. 

Faculty panelists include:

Frank A Guridy, Associate Professor of History

Hilda Y. Hutcherson, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center; Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dennis A. Mitchell, Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion; Professor of Dental Medicine (Community Health and Periodontics) at the Columbia University Medical Center; Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, College of Dental Medicine

Susan P. Sturm, George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility

Van C Tran, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Students who require accommodations and/or have questions about physical access can contact the Office of Disability Services at 212-854-2388 or [email protected]. Requests for CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) or sign language interpretation require a two-week notice.

Event Contact Information: 
The Office of University Life
[email protected]