Barnard College Human Rights Program

Student Activities

Student Groups

There are a number of student groups for the advancement of human rights. Below is a list of some of them. Many new students groups form as a response to a current event, so watch for flyers and events around campus!

Advocacy Coalition
Amnesty International
Barnard Columbia Undergraduate Public Health Society (BCUPHS)
Cambodia Project, The
Child Rights Working Group
Columbia ACLU
Columbia Coalition Against the War
Columbia Global Justice
Columbia Political Union (CPU)
Columbia Students for Animal Protection
Columbia UNICEF
Columbia University Food Sustainability Project (CUFSP)
Columbia University International Relations Forum (IRF)
CUsmile
Everyone Allied Against Homophobia (EAAH)
GendeRevolution
Green Umbrella
Growth and Development Project (DeltaGDP)
Hunger Umbrella Group
Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Society for
LionPAC
LUCHA
Men Against Violence (CMAV)
PRO-Israel PROgressives
Productive Outreach for Women (POW)
Queer Awareness Month
Responsible Economic Development Group (RED)
Rightslink
Roosevelt Institution
Scientists and Engineers for a Better Society
Socially Responsible Investing, Advisory Committee on
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF)
Student Coalition on Expansion and Gentrification (SCEG)
Student Solidarity Network (CSSN)
Students Against Imperialism
Students for a Free Tibet
Students for Choice
Students for Environmental and Economic Justice (SEEJ)
Students for North Korean Awareness
Students for Organ Donation
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
Students United for America
University Council of the Cuban American National Foundation (UC-CANF)
US India Political Action Committee Columbia University Campus Committee (USINPAC)

Events

Internship Opportunities

Click here for a listing of Human Rights Internships provided by the Office of Career Development. For more information regarding internship opportunities for Barnard Students, contact Will Simpkins in the Office of Career Development.

Study Abroad

To see a list of approved study abroad programs, go to the Barnard Study Abroad website. Other study abroad opportunities are available as well. Non-approved study abroad programs can be submitted for approval after the student returns.