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Two ways to lead.

Ready to go deeper with BridgeColumbia? Apply to the Fellowship for our year-long leadership cohort, or join the Communications Committee to help tell our story.

Fellowship Committee

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The Fellows Program.

An exclusive, year-long leadership experience for students committed to dialogue, leadership, and public service — built in partnership with the Columbia Academic Freedom Council.

Featured Partnership

In partnership with the Columbia Academic Freedom Council

BridgeColumbia Fellows also get exclusive access to programming from the Columbia Academic Freedom Council (CAFC) — a faculty-led coalition defending open inquiry and academic freedom at Columbia.

Invitations to CAFC faculty dinners and speaker series
Introductions to CAFC-affiliated faculty across departments
Access to joint BridgeColumbia × CAFC events not open to the public
First look at CAFC-hosted seminars, panels, and workshops

Notable events

President Mnookin

President, Columbia University

Private dinner hosted through the CAFC partnership.

Nadine Strossen

Former President, ACLU

Featured at CAFC's “Honoring Dissent” weekend conference at The Yale Club of New York City.

What Fellows Get

A year of leadership + access.

Distinguished

Bridge Discussion Lead

An elevated leadership title reserved for our most distinguished Fellows — lead moderated dialogues at BridgeColumbia's flagship events.

Private Networking

Off-the-record networking with alumni and civic-dialogue leaders.

Private Dinners

Small-group dinners with faculty, speakers, and invited guests.

Private Speaker Events

Access to closed speaker sessions reserved for Fellows.

Priority for board roles

Fellows get first consideration when board positions open. Board members represent the chapter at the annual BridgeUSA National Summit and lead the coalition year-round.

1:1 mentorship from board members and our faculty advisor
Priority consideration for board roles — board members attend the annual BridgeUSA National Summit

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Ready to become a Fellow?

Applications for the incoming class of BridgeColumbia Fellows are now open. Submit the form below to apply.

Apply for the Fellowship

bridgecolumbia@columbia.edu @bridge.columbia

Also open

Committee applications

Join our Communications Committee.

Our new committee owns BridgeColumbia’s public face — street interviews, event coverage, social clips, and everything that helps the campus find us. We’re opening two role tracks in the same committee:

Communications Committee

Street Interviewer

Take the mic to campus. Approach students, ask smart questions, and capture candid takes on the topics we cover. You bring energy, curiosity, and comfort in front of a camera.

On-camera presenceQuick thinkingCuriosity

Communications Committee

Video Editor

Turn raw street-interview footage into short-form social pieces — IG reels, TikToks, and highlight clips. You know your way around a timeline, captions, and pacing.

Premiere / CapCut / DaVinciMotion + captionsSound design basics

Apply to the Committee

Questions

Frequently asked.

Everything you might want to know before joining, co-hosting, or showing up to your first discussion.