Incite at Columbia University
Insights thrive in unlikely company
Insights thrive in unlikely company
At Incite Institute, scholars, changemakers, artists, and others unite to engage the social world in surprising new ways.
A home for unconventional ideas
Together with our collaborators, we ask and pursue ambitious questions, embracing experimentation even at the risk of failure.
Latest news
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go to the Advancing Healthcare Equity for Indigenous Peoples through Community Dialogue news
Advancing Healthcare Equity for Indigenous Peoples through Community DialogueA team supported by Incite's Global Change Program (GCP) hosted a three-day event dedicated to enhancing healthcare access for Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the Philippines. -
go to the Meet the lab tackling the global forced disappearance crisis news
Meet the lab tackling the global forced disappearance crisisThe Social Study of Disappearance Lab—which examines disappearance as a social phenomenon—joins Incite Institute. -
go to the Capturing an oral history of global investigative journalism news
Capturing an oral history of global investigative journalismSupported by Incite Institute, Columbia Journalism School researcher Adiel Kaplan is archiving the last 50 years of international investigative journalism through oral history interviews. -
go to the Introducing the 2025 Incite Institute Doctoral Dissertation Fellows news
Introducing the 2025 Incite Institute Doctoral Dissertation FellowsEleven Columbia PhD students are using everything from archaeological digs to economic modeling to tackle some of today's most pressing questions—how communities survive trauma, whether Arctic plants can keep pace with climate change, and what justice looks like in contested spaces.
Because social issues need social insights
The biggest issues of our time aren't just technical—they're social. We bring together partners from inside and outside the academy who approach these issues with different forms of expertise.
Featured Projects
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go to the The Elders Project project
The Elders Project Capturing the stories of elders who have shaped America—from Civil Rights activists to tribal leaders to survivors of Stonewall—before they’re lost to history. -
go to the Movements Against Mass Incarceration project
Movements Against Mass Incarceration
Building the United States' first archive to center the political ideas and movement-building of incarcerated people.
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go to the Obama Presidency Oral History project
Obama Presidency Oral History
Creating a comprehensive oral history of the Obama years with over 450 officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life.
Building new capacities
Through our projects, funding opportunities, training programs, and public events, we strive to build capacity in people and organizations so that they can drive transformation on their own terms.