Founded in 2008, GlobeMed at Columbia is one of 46 GlobeMed chapters working to improve the health of people living in poverty around the world. It partners with Gulu Women’s Economic Development and Globalization, a human rights organization based in Gulu, Uganda, to provide health services, economic empowerment, psychosocial support and human rights advocacy for the communities surrounding Gulu.
The Columbia European Society is the only University-wide society that brings together students interested in Europe and European affairs through lectures, workshops, conferences and more.
As a group, the Columbia Public Health Club's keystone objective is to identify and research health inequities within nearby communities and implement a yearlong project to lessen the impact of these inequalities.
GendeRevolution (GendeRev/GR) is the trans support and advocacy group of Columbia University and Barnard College. It aims to create safe spaces and advocacy for trans and queer people on campus while raising awareness of the variety of trans identities and experiences. GendeRevolution embraces an intersectional approach to social justice.
Founded in 1935, the Columbia Political Union is organized for and by the students of Columbia University. It seeks to enhance involvement in the political process, domestic and international, and draw every member of the campus community into an ongoing discussion of political ideas.
The Columbia University College Republicans publishes and promotes the ideas and positions of the Republican Party, while fostering community and providing support for Republican students on campus.
Columbia University Democrats is one of the largest undergraduate political organizations on campus. It aims to promote progressive causes, discuss issues and plan activism on campus, in New York City and across the country.
Founded as the Columbia and Barnard chapter of Amnesty International, the organization seeks to keep the Columbia University community informed about human rights violations around the world and to promote student action through letter-writing, hosting speakers, facilitating discussions, fundraising and building colations with other student groups.
Barnard-Columbia Socialists is a group of students, workers and other members of the University community who agree on the need to organize against all forms of exploitation and oppression. The group aims to fight for and build a socialist alternative that puts people before profits.