People

Leadership

Leadership
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Frank A. Guridy

Executive Director and Senior Scholar, Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative; Professor of History and African American & African Diaspora Studies
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Elizabeth A. Manchester

Senior Associate Director, Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative

Student Advisory Board

Isabel Coberly Headshoot

Isabel Coberly CC'24

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Co-Chair

Alex Biederman CC'25

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member

Nicholas Brown CC'26

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member

Madison Garrett CC'26

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member
Ayan Kent CC'23

Ayan Kent CC'24

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member

Josiah Keys CC'26

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member

Nicolas Lama CC'24

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Co-Chair
Oscar Luckett Headshot

Oscar Luckett CC'25

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member

Faculty Steering Committee

Sarah H. Cleveland

Louis Henkin Professor of Human and Constitutional Rights; Faculty Co-Director, Human Rights Institute

Jelani Cobb

Dean of Columbia Journalism School; Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism

Geraldine Downey

Niven Professor of Humane Letters, Department of Psychology

Katherine M. Franke

James L. Dohr Professor of Law; Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law

Ester R. Fuchs

Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science; Director, Urban and Social Policy Program

Patricia Kitcher

Roberta and William Campbell Professor of the Humanities

Bruce P. Western

Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice; Director, Justice Lab

Student Advisory Board Members Emeriti

Andrea Akinola CC'19

Andrea Akinola CC'19

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita

Aneesah Ayub CC'21

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Chair Emerita
Teddy Brodsky CC'23

Teddy Brodsky CC'23

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emeritus

Crystal Foretia CC'23

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Emerita

Olivia Choi CC'23

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita
Daniel M Kang CC'23

Daniel M Kang CC'23

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Emeritus

Zachary Kimmel CC'21

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emeritus
Adam Kluge CC'22

Adam Kluge CC'22

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emeritus

Hannah Rose Liberman CC'20

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita

Allonna Nordhavn CC'21

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita
Ty Parks CC'19

Ty Parks CC'19

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emeritus

Santiago Tobar Potes CC'20

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emeritus
Sydni Scott CC'22

Sydni Scott CC'22

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita

Tommy Song CC'20

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emeritus

Mark Torres SEAS'21, CC'22

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emeritus

Catherine "Cat" Sposato CC'21

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita

Kiana Noor Taghavi CC'21

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita

Julia Udell CC'21

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita
Giselle Valdez CC'20

Giselle Valdez CC'20

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Chair Emerita

Paris Wilkerson CC'20

Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative Student Advisory Board Member Emerita