Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

SAVE THE DATE

Come Together Today. Advance Knowledge. Shape the Future.

Wherever life has taken you, GSAS helped shape your intellectual journey. For more than 150 years, GSAS has prepared scholars to advance knowledge, engage complex questions, and improve lives. On Columbia Giving Day, come together with fellow alumni to invest in the next generation. Your support expands access through scholarships, strengthens research and writing resources, prepares students for meaningful careers, and funds the spaces, technologies, and programs that help scholars thrive. Together, we can give today’s students the foundation to shape the future as they begin journeys of their own.

12,000+

GSAS alumni are advancing education, driving discovery, improving health, strengthening communities, and preserving culture around the world.

“I work every day to help shape more sustainable and inclusive economies. GSAS taught me to think critically across disciplines and approach complex public challenges with rigor and evidence. I am proud to support students preparing to do the same.”

—Kay Atanda ’16GSAS, Human Rights Studies

Senior Sustainability Adviser, Digital & AI, World Bank Co-chair, GSAS Recent Alumni and Students Committee

One Community. One Day. A World of Possibilities.

Expand Access to a GSAS Education

Every year, we are joined by talented GSAS students from around the country and globe. They arrive with bold questions and ambitious goals. Your support provides critical scholarships, fellowships, and funding for research travel, ensuring the most promising scholars from all backgrounds can pursue a GSAS education.

Propel Knowledge Across Disciplines

From scientific breakthroughs to museum curation to the study of history, literature, and the arts, GSAS alumni contribute to scholarship and discovery every day. More than 8,500 GSAS alumni teach and conduct research at colleges, universities, schools, museums, libraries, archives, and research institutions. Your support prepares the next generation to build on that work.

Prepare Leaders to Make an Impact

Today, GSAS alumni are addressing complex challenges across government, nonprofits, healthcare, business, and international organizations. Your support of our professional development programming helps current students build the leadership skills, professional networks, and practical experience they need to create meaningful change throughout their careers.