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Student affairs news, events & deadlines

February 21, 2022

Deadlines

Trans/Nonbinary Law Graduates of Color Grant Fund will award three $1,000 grants to help offset the costs associated with the period of time between graduation and taking the bar exam and employment, plus free National LGBTQ+ Bar Association membership. Read the criteria and apply by 4/1.

Student Services

- Wellness Workshop Series with Alice! Health Promotion - Thurs. 2/24, 4:20-5:20 p.m. in JG 107 Join Alice! Health Promotion for a brief, practical workshop that will help you develop and practice useful time management strategies, address your procrastination, and build a balanced schedule that is right for you. There will be 15 minutes of content accompanied by up to 40 minutes of open Q&A. First come, first served snack boxes!

- Graduation Information Session - March 1, 12:10 - 1:10 pm (JG104 and 106) This will be recorded and shared.

Contact Student Services

Public Interest Fellows sitting in a seminar room

Social Justice Initiatives

- Pro Bono Deadline: Mar. 1 is the deadline to complete your pro bono hours and register them on Lawnet

- Due May 2: J.D. Pathways Public Interest and Government Fellowship Applications

- Do you know about the Bridge Loan? This LRAP-eligible loan ($10,000 max.) is for public interest 3Ls to help cover bar course registration and other postgraduate living expenses. Deadline: 5/13

- Get more news on public interest, human rights, pro bono, and government law at Columbia

Registration Services

- The Exam Reschedule Request form is now open. The form closes on Thur. 3/10 at 3:00 p.m. (EST). You no longer need to fill out the form to reschedule same day and back to back exams. Our office now automatically makes those adjustments. However please email us if you do not want your same day and back to back exams rescheduled. More information on the Law School’s rescheduling policies here under the second accordion: Rescheduling a Law School Examination.

Judicial Clerkships

- Faculty Clerkships Panel - Tues. (2s Day) Feb. 22, 12:10pm - 1:10 p.m. (RSVP) A panel discussion on the faculty perspective on how to best approach your coursework; develop a professional relationship with your potential faculty recommenders; how to request a recommendation letter before graduation; and why staying in touch throughout your career is important, particularly in respect of alumni clerkship opportunities, including at the U.S. Supreme Court. This event will be in person, with the option to tune in via Zoom. Food will be provided for those who RSVP in advance.

- Didn't make it to Clerkships 201? Watch a recording of the event here!

Visit Office of Judicial Clerkships

Career Services

- In case you missed the State of the Private Sector Market program last week, you may view the recording here.

Contact the Office of Career Services

More Events

Weds. 2/23, 12:10 p.m. at Faculty House	How Can We Repair Our Democracy? A Conversation with Rep. Ro Khanna - Professors Olatunde Johnson and Jed Purdy will host a conversation with Rep. Khanna (D-CA), the author of Dignity in a Digital Age whose district includes Silicon Valley. The discussion will engage and go beyond the themes of the book to discuss the state of American democracy and what kinds of ideas, effort, and spirit are needed to make it work. Register
Weds. 2/23, 12:10 p.m.	Careers in Law Teaching Workshop - Generating Paper Ideas and Then Following Through (Zoom) The fourth CILT workshop of the spring features faculty panelists Katharina Pistor (moderator), Shyam Balganesh, and Bert Huang. (Meeting ID: 947 4196 4467; Passcode: 939361)
Thurs. 2/24, 6-7:30p.m.	Visualizing Violence: Art Looks @ the Law & History of Implicit Bias (Online) A conversation with Bayeté Ross Smith, who was selected this past fall as Columbia Law School’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence for 2021-2022. Smith, who has overseen the installation of several mixed- and multi-media works in Jerome Greene Hall, will discuss our society’s relationship with violence, both historically and in contemporary life, through the lenses of identity, history, and visual memory. (Register)

Student Resources

Counseling and Psychological Services

Open to any student, anywhere - click above for more. And CPS's Problem-Solving Drop-ins are an opportunity to talk with a mental health professional about a specific situation that is causing emotional stress.

Support Groups

Coordinated by Columbia Health

Schedule a COVID Test

Voluntary testing will remain available for asymptomatic vaccinated faculty, staff, and students up to once weekly.

Medical Appointments

Click above or call 212-854-7426 for appointments. Contact Alice! Health Promotion at 212-854-5453 or alice@columbia.edu

CU Food Pantry

Open Tuesdays & Fridays
3:00pm - 6:00pm
5th Floor Lerner Hall,
2920 Broadway (Between 114th & 115th Streetsets)

Financial Wellness Resources

Students experiencing unexpected financial need, including food and housing insecurity, may be eligible for additional assistance. To apply for emergency assistance, complete the funding request form.

Evening Shuttle

An on-demand, point-to-point Public Safety Evening Shuttle by Via. Additionally, the Intercampus Shuttle runs Monday to Saturday, excluding University holidays. Safety Escorts are also available 7 p.m.-3 a.m. 7 nights/week.

CU's Public Safety App - Lionsafe

This app not only connects users with quick access to Public Safety emergency services, it helps keep you updated with crime alerts, emergency protocols and critical campus safety protocols. Download it today!

Safety Awareness Opportunities

Public Safety periodically hosts Security Awareness Days at each campus for students, faculty, and staff.

Columbia Health Resources

Lawyers Assistance Program

A free, confidential service available to law students and their family members in NYC who are struggling with alcohol or drug abuse, depression, anxiety and stress, as well as other addictions and mental health issues. The hotline is available 24/7: 212.302.5787.

Back-up Child Care

Full-time enrolled Law School students can receive up to 60 hours of back-up care per academic year through Bright Horizons.

Child Care & Schooling Services

Care for adults, children, or yourself in situations when normal care arrangements are interrupted or when short-term care is required.

Emergency Resources

Emergency Text Messaging
Click above to sign up for emergency text updates to receive real-time notifications of emergency events on or near campus.

Emergency Phone #s
Columbia’s Public Safety is available at any time of day, every day. Please store these critical numbers in your phone:

Morningside Campus Emergency Line: 212-854-5555
Manhattanville Campus Emergency Line: 212-853-3333
Medical Center Campus Emergency Line: 212-305-7979