Stories from Jopwell on Realizing Black Hair is an Office Talking Point

Very little could have deterred me from going natural when I decided to stop relaxing my hair in college. Going without a touch-up for months wasn’t cute, but searching for an affordable stylist in my college town was demoralizing. Plus, …

Read more

3 Stories of Black Success in the Tech Field

As someone who reads a myriad of articles and listens to a lot of podcasts about the tech space, particularly the journey of a founder, it’s important to me to share my findings. Their journey is always inspiring moments of …

Read more

Trans-Inclusive Employee Benefits: 27 Questions to Guide Your Understanding of Benefits

With anti-trans legislation so steeply on the rise, more than ever, this year’s Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19th) and Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20th) call for not just words, but action from employers. How can you help ensure your …

Read more

Success Story of the Week: Namira Suniaprita

The Career Design Lab is thrilled to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This week we highlight a student from the Applied Analytics program. Congratulations to Namira Suniaprita on her …

By Career Design Lab
Career Design Lab
Read more

Is Day 1 CPT legal?

This blog post was co-authored by Aaron Blumberg, Partner & Attorney at Fragomen.

Most international students on F-1 visas in the US must wait one academic year before they can begin working off-campus through the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program. …

Read more

How to Become a Doctor in the US

There are many prestigious colleges and universities in the US which can be attractive to international students who want to study medicine. However, if you want to study medicine or pre-med in the US, there are some essential facts you …

Read more

Success Story of the Week: Lelani Pacific-Jack

The Career Design Lab is thrilled to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This week we highlight a student from the Technology Management program. Congratulations to Lelani Pacific-Jack on her …

By Career Design Lab
Career Design Lab
Read more

Powerful Queer Money Stories | Queer Money Ep. 554

We all love stories, but how about stories of career and money mistakes, comebacks and successes?
In this Queer Money Podcast episode, hosts David and John discuss their favorite financial stories from their new show ‘Living Not So Fabulously’ by Yahoo Finance, offering insights into the financial challenges and successes of various individuals. Highlights include …

Read more

How This Analyst Learned to Serve — and Lead — at NGA

Anne Do was recently visiting her cousin in San Francisco, California, for less than 48 hours. In that time, she made two cakes and a dozen French macarons.

“I told my family, ‘You won’t be seeing me for a while!’ …

Read more

How Esri’s Janett Baresel Built an International Career From IC to Manager, and 4 Tips to Do the Same

When Janett Baresel did her team’s performance reviews as their manager for the first time, she wasn’t sure she’d be good at it.

And she told them so.

“I talked to them and said, ‘Look, I’m probably more nervous than …

Read more