Fall 2022
We look forward to seeing you at our Fall events listed below!
August 2022
Athena Fellows Program Virtual Information Sessions
Thursday, August 4, 2022
3 PM - 3: 45 PM ET
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
2 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/F22AthenaFellowsInfoSession
New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) 2022: Athena Open House
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
3 PM - 6 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
September 2022
NSOP 2022: What Can I Do Where I Am?
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Lecture Section Times: 9:15 - 10 AM / 11 - 11:45 AM / 2:15 - 3 PM
Discussion Section Times: 10:05 - 10:45 AM / 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM / 3:05 PM - 3:45 PM
James Room, 4th floor of Barnard Hall
NSOP 2022: Building Your Changemaker Journey at Athena: Community of Practice
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Workshop Section TImes: 3 PM / 4 PM / 5 PM
LL001 - Flexible Classroom, Milstein Center (Lower Level)
Golden Hour at Athena Entrepreneurs (Welcome Back Mixer)
Thursday, September 15, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Digital Design (ADDA) Kick-off Event
Monday, September 19, 2022
7 - 8:30 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
A Conversation with Senior Official Elizabeth M. Allen
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
12:30 - 2 PM
SIPA, Room 918
Creating DIY Journalism With Zines and Comics
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
6 - 7:30 PM
Barnard Zine Library, MLC 2nd floor
The Alums Behind The Daily Come to Barnard!
Friday, September 23, 2022
1 - 2 PM
James Room, 4th floor of Barnard Hall
Athena Policy & Changemaking Welcome Back Mixer
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
SPARK Faculty Lunch with Erika Kitzmiller
Thursday, September 29, 2022
12 - 1 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Space is limited, RSVP required
Radical Pedagogies: a book talk with the CEP
Friday, September 30, 2022
1 - 3 PM
Futter Field
October 2022
SPARK Faculty Lunch with Sandra Goldmark
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
12:00 - 1 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Space is limited, RSVP required
SPARK:: On Stonewall
Thursday, October 6, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Diana Center, Event Oval
Athena Entrepreneurs: How do I build a business that aligns with my values?
Thursday, October 6, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Policy & Changemaking: Internship Talkback: Where Are You and Where Do You Want To Be?
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
The Only Way To Survive Is By Taking Care of One Another: The Inaugural Grace Lee Boggs '35 Lecture by Ai-jen Poo
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
4:30 - 6 PM
Diana Center, Event Oval
SPARK:: A Screening of Truth Tellers and Conversation with Maulian Dana
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Film screening at 6 PM; Q&A at 7 PM
Virtual Event
Athena Entrepreneurs: Activate! A Collaborative Mixer for the Entrepreneurship Curious
Thursday, October 13, 2022
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
SPARK: Women, Life, Freedom: The Iranian Feminist Uprising in Context
Monday, October 17, 2022
5:00 - 6 PM
Virtual Event
SPARK Faculty Lunch with Jennie Kassanoff
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
12 - 1 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Space is limited, RSVP required
Athena Entrepreneurs: CoWorking at the CoLab
Thursday, October 20, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Digital Design x Unlock NYC
Monday, October 24, 2022
7 - 8:30 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Space is limited, please RSVP
Athena Policy & Changemaking
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Fellows Program 2023 Virtual Information Session
Friday, October 28, 2022
2 - 3 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/SP23-InfoSessions
Athena Halloween Party + Movie
Monday, October 31, 2022
2 - 5 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
November 2022
Athena Entrepreneurs hosts Lili Cohen '19
Thursday, November 3, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Policy & Changemaking
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Fellows Program 2023 Virtual Information Session
Monday, November 14, 2022
1 - 2 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/SP23-InfoSessions
Athena Entrepreneurs: Jumpstart Your Entrepreneurial Profile!
Thursday, November 17, 2022
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Digital Design: Career Pathways in Tech
Monday, November 21, 2022
7 - 8:30 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Policy & Changemaking
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
December 2022
Athena Entrepreneurs: Columbia Women in Business Panel
Thursday, December 1, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, Milstein Center 4th Floor
Athena Policy & Changemaking: Is Law School The Right Move?
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
6:30 - 8 PM
Location TBD
Past Events
Your Turn: A Conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims on How to Be an Adult
Recorded on April 5, 2021
The Lost Art of Connecting: A Conversation with Susan McPherson
Recorded March 31, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 5 with Sabrina Hersi Issa
Recorded February 16, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 4 with Farai Chideya
Recorded January 27, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 3 with Paola Ramos '09
Recorded January 12, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 2 with Soraya Chemaly
Recorded November 12, 2020
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 1 with Emily Ramshaw
Recorded November 5, 2020
Athena Distinguished Fellow, author, researcher, and the Journalism Program Officer at the Ford Foundation
Recorded on February 19th, 2019
Athena Distinguished Fellow; visual journalist, cartoonist, and writer with The New Yorker and The New York Times; resident cartoonist at CBS News; and contributor to CNN
Recorded on November 7th, 2018
CEO, Founder, and author of Leapfrog, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs
Recorded on October 10, 2018
Athena Distinguished Fellow and Founder and President Emeritus, Working Mother Media
Recorded on April 18, 2018
Athena Distinguished Fellow and Founder, City Health Works
Recorded on March 6, 2018
Athena Distinguished Fellow, award-winning progressive media and advocacy strategist, and recent candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Recorded on October 25, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow and Gender Justice Advocate
Recorded on September 26, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow and co-author of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Recorded on April 19, 2017
President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Recorded on March 2, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Founder and CEO of the Malala Fund
Recorded on January 31, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Athena Leadership Council Member, and Member and Chief Engagement Officer of Women Moving Millions
Recorded on December 7, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow, an outspoken leader in the food labor movement as Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United)
Recorded on November 21, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Innovator, Inventor, Entrepreneur
Recorded on October 20, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow & Founder of the Adelante Movement (Move Forward).
Recorded on March 23, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Founder & CEO of Curemark
Recorded September 29, 2015