American Voter Project: Redistricting

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Oct 2
American Voter Project: Redistricting

Event Info

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Faculty House, 64 Morningside Dr., New York, NY 10027 Presidential Suite, 3rd Floor

Event Contact

The Holder Initiative

Pre-registration for this event is closed; walk-ins with CU, BC, and TC IDs are welcome. Due to campus security protocols, non-Columbia affiliates who have not pre-registered will not be able to gain entry to this event.

Voting is fundamental to democracy, but American trust in “one person, one vote” has been compromised in recent years by Electoral College outcomes, allegations of voter suppression and voter fraud, and gerrymandering of congressional district boundaries. The state of our democracy is, of course, integral to that conversation. For this installment of the American Voter Project series, the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights invites you to join us for a conversation on redistricting efforts -- past and present -- and what's at stake for voters.

This is event is co-sponsored by Columbia Votes.

Discussion and Q&A: 6:00-7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Reception: 7:30-8:00 p.m. (Food will be served)

Speakers:

  • Eric H. Holder Jr. CC'73, LAW'76, 82nd Attorney General of the United States
  • Vanita Gupta, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU School of Law; former United States Associate Attorney General
  • Michael Li, Senior Counsel, Democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice

Moderated by Frank A. Guridy, Dr. Kenneth and Kareitha Forde Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies and Professor of History; Executive Director of the Holder Initiative.

Registration for this event is required.

Please Note: This event is open to CU affiliates only.