Since 2017, Columbia University School of Professional Studies has been preparing talented, high-performing HBCU graduates to lead, innovate, drive community impact, and advance their professional industries through the Columbia HBCU Fellowship Program. Over 100 Fellows have graduated from the program since its inception and have gone on to excel in the finance, sports management, nonprofit management, finance, and medical fields, as others have continued their academic studies, including internationally.
Throughout their time at the School, the Columbia HBCU Fellows are not only engaged students, but are leaders in the community. They bring their valued experience, knowledge, and perspectives to the University. This year’s cohort of eighteen fellows have made significant contributions to the School through their speaking engagements, mentorship of local high school students, and work in the school programs outside their courses.
Learn what this year’s Fellows have to say about the program, their advice to others thinking of applying, and the importance of community, as told to Summer Brown, Columbia HBCU Fellow in the M.S. in Sports Management program.
