Nominations open for the Columbia-Barnard Spirit of 1968 Sankofa Prize
The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies and the Sankofa Prize Endowment Committee are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Columbia-Barnard Spirit of 1968 Sankofa Prize. The prize was established by Columbia and Barnard alumni to celebrate students who meet the following criteria: 1) are of African descent; 2) made critical and lasting contributions to the struggle for racial justice on campus and in Harlem during the 1968 student revolt; and 3) continued to work for Black community empowerment throughout their lives.
The Sankofa Prize will recognize an undergraduate student registered at any school of Columbia University / Barnard College who has made enduring contributions to promoting social justice for Black people through civic engagement, political activism and community building on campus and beyond. We especially invite applications from students themselves and nomination of students who are taking courses in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies or have done so in the past.
The selection committee welcomes applications from students themselves and nominations from faculty, students or members of the community of students who have demonstrated both a commitment to building empowering networks between the University and community and show promise for continuing that work after graduation.
The application or nomination must be supported by at least one (1) letter of recommendation. Nomination and recommendation letters must address the nominee’s community engagement and empowerment efforts, and be submitted by Jan. 31, 2025
The Sankofa Prize includes a financial award and a mentoring commitment from alumnae/alumni who were friends and comrades of student and community activist Zachary Husser (CC’70).
Nomination Submission Deadline: January 31, 2025
Please submit at this link https://bit.ly/3E1sRAU
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehcdizRX07buCb617iMQGrkCIOqFnsscxsRhdVhr6TsuTajQ/viewform?usp=sharing
**Any questions please email [email protected] **
