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All courses will be remote on Monday, January 26th.

Due to the winter storm, Columbia University will shift to remote instruction on Monday, January 26, for all classes on the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses. Students will receive additional information on how to access their remote courses.
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Jeremy Heimans

Co-founder and Chairman at Purpose; Co-author, New Power: How Anyone Can Persuade, Mobilize, and Succeed in Our Chaotic, Connected Age

Jeremy Heimans is co-founder and Chairman of Purpose, a Public Benefit Corporation that builds and supports movements for an open, just, and habitable world. He also co-founded GetUp!, an Australian political organization with more members than all of Australia’s parties combined, and Avaaz, the world’s largest online citizens’ movement with over 65 million members.

Heimans is co-author of the international bestseller New Power, described by The New York Times’ David Brooks as “the best window I’ve seen into this new world” and shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year. His TED talk on the topic has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.

Recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business and recipient of the Ford Foundation’s Visionary Award, he has spoken at Davos, TED, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the UN, and Chatham House. The proud son of two first-generation immigrants to Australia, Jeremy was educated at Harvard University and the University of Sydney. He lives in New York.