Introducing the 2023-2024 Obama Foundation Scholars
Columbia World Projects is excited to introduce the sixth cohort of Obama Foundation Scholars. From combating fake news in Southeast Asia and uplifting youth in Brazil's favelas, to driving transformative education in war-torn Ukraine and fostering democracy in El Salvador, our newest Scholars are at the forefront of global social impact. The 12 emerging social change leaders, selected from across the globe, will spend a full academic year at Columbia University.
Columbia World Projects Welcomes Second Social Impact Fellowship Cohort
Ten rising juniors and seniors arrive for Social Impact Fellowship, a six-week Summer Session of workshops and seminars at Columbia World Projects followed by an academic year of programming.
The program is designed to expand the students’ community, increase their exposure to social impact career paths and journeys, build skills to pursue their own social impact careers and areas of interest, and deepen their understanding of collaborative, multi-sectoral, and interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving.
The program is designed to expand the students’ community, increase their exposure to social impact career paths and journeys, build skills to pursue their own social impact careers and areas of interest, and deepen their understanding of collaborative, multi-sectoral, and interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving.
Postpartum Health Project Secures Prestigious National Institutes of Health Grant
The five-year grant underscores the value and urgency of the information collected through PAHS for data-driven decision making by state and federal policymakers.
CWP Director Wafaa El-Sadr Shares Her Vision for New Columbia Global
In July 2022, President Lee C. Bollinger named Wafaa El-Sadr the executive vice president for Columbia Global, a new entity that presently brings together Columbia World Projects, the Columbia Global Centers, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
