Class Day celebrates the accomplishments of Columbia College seniors. Each year, a prominent alum is typically featured as the keynote speaker.
- 2022 • Tom Kitt CC’96
- 2021 • Mario Van Peebles CC’78
- 2020 • Hon. Rolando T. Acosta CC’79, LAW’82
- 2019 • Brandon Victor Dixon CC’03
- 2018 • Dede Gardner CC’90
- 2017 • Sheena Wright CC’90, LAW’94
- 2016 • Dean Baquet
- 2015 • Eric Garcetti CC’92, SIPA’93
- 2014 • Dan Futterman CC’89
- 2013 • Terrence McNally CC’60
- 2012 • John MacArthur CC’78
- 2011 • Alexandra Wallace Creed CC’88
- 2010 • Benjamin Todd Jealous CC’94
- 2009 • Eric H. Holder Jr. CC’73, LAW’76
- 2008 • Joel Klein CC’67
- 2007 • Matthew Fox CC’89
- 2006 • John McCain P: CC’07
- 2005 • Robert Kraft CC’63
- 2004 • Tony Kushner CC’78
- 2003 • George Stephanopoulos CC’82
- 2002 • David Stern LAW’63