Columbia Global Celebrates Our 2026 Graduates!

Columbia Global’s vision is for every Columbia student to have a global experience— whether interning with a Global Center, pursuing a fellowship, studying abroad or conducting research around the world. The following graduates modeled what that aspiration looks like in practice. We celebrate them and wish them well in their future endeavors.

Meet the Columbia Global Class of 2026

Social Impact Fellows

• Apolline Ancel (General Studies, Political Science)
  "I have been selected as an Urban Fellow to work in NYC government. It is a nine-month fellowship where I will be placed at an array of agencies across the City where I will learn about public policy and work closely with leaders engaged in policy and operational work."
• Julia Istefanos (Barnard, Biology)
  "I plan to work in a clinical or research role to build hands-on experience and deepen my understanding of patient care. I hope to apply to medical school and continue developing as a future physician."
• Melina Rozehkhan (Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science)
  "I am planning to go to grad school; Master of Philosophy at the University of Oxford (Comparative Government)."
• Sarah Browne (General Studies)
• Willa Field (Barnard)
• Dhruva Ram (Columbia College)
• Amy Stulman (Barnard)

Columbia Global Interns

• Shruti Das (School of International and Public Affairs, Master of Public Administration)
  "I’ll be working full‑time on my startup, Perpetua. We’re building estate settlement software for the modern executor, taking what we’ve learned at Columbia about institutional design and policy implementation to help people navigate one of life’s most difficult responsibilities with clarity and ease."
• Wanting Dong (Mailman School of Public Health, Epidemiology)
  "I’m excited to step into pharmaceutical marketing, where I can connect science with real patient needs in a more dynamic way. At the same time, I plan to stay closely involved in health-related community initiatives and keep contributing to improving access and equity in care."
• Ze Fan (School of International and Public Affairs, International Affairs)
  "I will continue the doctoral studies!"
• Zeena Mohamed (Barnard, Information Science)
  "I'm planning to stay in New York City and pursue post-grad opportunities in tech or business."
• Melanie Ortiz (Columbia College, Sociology and Music)
  "I am pursuing a graduate degree in business marketing and strategic communications this fall at Fordham's Gabelli School. I hope to go on and enter the music business as an agent or A&R head."
• Supriya Swarup (School of Professional Studies, Master of Science in Sustainability Management)
  "It was great to be back in school after 5 years of being in the corporate workforce. I am going to miss the constant learning but excited to start work in challenging environments with this new skillset and before that, may be take a trip to Yellowstone!"
• Samita Samnani (Barnard)

Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students

• Bahara Kazimi (School of General Studies, Political Science, International Relations)
  "I will continue at the School of International and Public Affairs through the five-year joint BA/MIA program, pursuing my Master's in Climate Change, Energy, and Environment."
• Ronak Elias (School of General Studies)

Center for Political Economy Grantees

• Ella Bayi (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Politics)
  "I will be a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Climate Lab at the Center for Political Economy at Columbia University."
• Alexander Borsa (Mailman School of Public Health, Sociomedical Sciences)
  "After defending my dissertation, which was completed with the generosity of the CPE, I will be joining the department of health policy and management at Columbia as a Postdoctoral Fellow. During this time, I will work on transitioning my dissertation project into my first book."
• Hannah Amy Farkas (School of International and Public Affairs, Sustainable Development PhD Program)
  "I will spend the 2026-27 academic year as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. In summer 2027, I will join McMaster University as an assistant professor in the department of economics!"
• Katy Habr (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Sociology: Labor and Political Economy)
  "I have taken on a role as a labor education specialist at the office and professional employees international union (OPEIU). I will also remain a research fellow at the Columbia Labor Lab."
• Evan DiPrete Brown
• Andrea Ciccarone (Business School)
• Martin Samuel Devaux

Committee on Global Thought Programs

• Patricia Bessie (Columbia College, Political Science and Public Health)
  "I will be continuing my studies this fall at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health in pursuit of an MPH. In the future, I hope to go to law school and go into healthcare, environmental, civil impact litigation, or criminal law."
• Diewo Camara (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Global Thought)
  "I plan to attend law school and become an international lawyer, with a focus on advancing human rights and supporting equitable policies in global and diplomatic contexts."
• Carolin Klein (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Global Thought)
  "I am planning to complete an internship in public policy during the summer. Then, I will start the Master of Science in Political Theory Research at the University of Oxford."
• Tesfamichael Negussie (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Global Thought)
  "After graduation, I’ll travel to Ethiopia on a Davis Projects for Peace grant to launch the country’s first national Ethiopian debate team, and guide them through their debut at the World Schools Debating Championship."
• Erzsebet Abram (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
• Eduardo Arteaga (School of Engineering and Applied Science)
• Sarah Noorbakhsh (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
• Naveen Venkatanarayanan (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

Student Travel Awards for Field Station Research in Chile

• Adrian Casanova (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

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