Research Centers
Columbia University has a wealth of resources available. Below are some of the research centers and programs relevant to the research being conducted by our faculty and graduate students. For a full list of all Columbia research programs and centers see Centers & Institutes.
- Center for Oral History Research
- Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race
- Center for Urban Research & Policy
- Center on Organizational Innovation
- Columbia Global Migration Network
- Columbia Population Research Center
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Forum on Migration at Barnard College
- Institute for Research in African-American Studies
- Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality
- Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy
- Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics
- The Committee on Global Thought
- Understanding Autism Project
Workshops
The department fosters a range of research workshops and seminars, drawing on the collective intellectual energy of our faculty and graduate students. These workshops feature current current research from members of our community and beyond. Below is information about the workshops and working groups that are currently offered by faculty in Sociology and affiliated faculty. Students interested in participating in a workshop or seminar are encouraged to check in with the faculty organizer and student coordinators of the workshop, but all are welcomed to attend these workshops.
- Center for Wealth & Inequality (CWI) Seminar Series
- Collaborative Organization and Digital Ecologies (CODES) Seminar
- Columbia Population Research Center Seminars
- Fragile Families Working Group
- Incarceration Working Group
- Networks and Time Workshop
- Race, Ethnicity and Migration (REM) Workshop
- Science, Knowledge and Technology (SKAT) Workshop
- Social Policy Research Seminars