Student Spotlights

Meet Naa Atswei Laryea, a senior at Barnard College majoring in Africana Studies.

Abenezer Amanuel is a senior at Columbia College, majoring in Computer Science with an interest in African studies.

Meet Malick Gai, a final-year Master of International Affairs (MIA) candidate at Columbia SIPA. Malick special

At Columbia SIPA, we are fortunate to have exceptional students like Jordanna Yochai, a Master of International Affairs

James Maker Atem is originally from South Sudan.

Lily Ghebrai is currently pursuing an MPA in Economic and Political Development from Columbia SIPA.

Modou Cham is from The Gambia and was raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Shamira is a first-year MPA candidate at SIPA and is particularly interested in urban development, education and job-creation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Morenikeji Akinade is a third year JD student at Columbia Law School.

Bianca Flamengo is a first year Master of Public Administration in Development Practice student.

Patience Olanitori's interest in doing business in Africa stems from her natural connections to Nigeria.

Stephen Wood, a graduate student in Columbia's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, discusses his research