Poo is the co-founder and former lead organizer of Domestic Workers United, an organization that mobilizes and unifies domestic workers to legislate for worker rights.
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Giving Day is October 29
Now in its third consecutive year, Columbia Giving Day is your chance to help change lives that change the world.
Homecoming 2014: Picnic Under the Big Tent and Homecoming Carnival
Join the Columbia College Alumni Association as we gather classmates, families and friends together to celebrate, at the pre-game Picnic under the Big Tent at Homecoming!
A Campus Conversation on Sexual Assault
Information on Columbia’s progress surrounding gender-based misconduct.
Demetre Daskalakis CC’95 Changes the City’s Approach to H.I.V./AIDS
The newly appointed assistant health commissioner of the Bureau of H.I.V./AIDS Prevention and Control is combining his medical know-how with his on-the-street approach to heath crises to transform how New York handles H.I.V/AIDS issues.
Double Discovery Center Continues to Serve Our Community
Fifty summers ago, two Columbia College undergraduates — Roger Lehecka CC’67, GSAS’74 and Steven Weinberg CC’66, GSAPP’68 — had an idea for making their community a better place.
Wm. Theodore de Bary CC’41, GSAS’53 Selected for a National Humanities Medal
Wm. Theodore de Bary CC’41, GSAS’53 is one of 10 2013 National Humanities Medalists.A scholar of East Asian studies, de Bary has spent his career at Columbia, teaching generations of Columbians and furthering knowledge of East Asian cultures.
Young Alumni Gather at the Summer Happy Hour Series
The June event at the Empire Hotel’s rooftop bar had drink specials and spectacular NYC views for the more than 300 young alumni attendees, and the July event (coming this Wednesday, July 30) promises to be a great time with an open bar in the Times Square Sky Room.
Reunion 2014: A Weekend to Remember
The event brought together Columbians of all generations for dinners, campus tours, wine tasting and opportunities to relive the Core experience.
Recent College Graduates Make Their Mark on the World
From New York City to Kenya, the class of 2014 are taking what they’ve learned at the College and applying it outside the Morningside gates.