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.
Upcoming events
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go to the How Student Communities Shape Belief Liberalization in Higher Education news
Narrative Workshop How Student Communities Shape Belief Liberalization in Higher Education Craig Rawlings visits the Narrative Workshop to discuss how student communities shape belief liberalization in higher education. Workshop -
go to the When We All Get To Heaven news
Oral History Workshops When We All Get To Heaven Lynne Gerber, Ariana Nedelman, and Siri Colom will discuss their forthcoming audio documentary, “When We All Get To Heaven.” Talk
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go to the Self Preservation: Making Space for Your Memory news
Oral History Workshops Self Preservation: Making Space for Your Memory This workshop will feature an interactive discussion on how to document and preserve one's own story, led by oral historian Ambar Wortham. Workshop
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go to the Altars Archives news
Oral History Workshops Altars Archives Artist, organizer, researcher, and director Emilia Yang offers strategies for decolonizing participatory art, design, and witnessing. Talk
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.
Latest news
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go to the Who profits when prison life becomes reality TV? news
Who profits when prison life becomes reality TV?As the popularity of incarcerated reality shows have increased, one grassroots organization is working to expose and dismantle the exploitation of incarcerated individuals as a result of what they call “prison-televisual complex.” -
go to the How Nashville artists are taking their fight for equity to the airwaves news
How Nashville artists are taking their fight for equity to the airwavesIn a city where just twenty large arts organizations receive roughly 80% of public arts funding, a grassroots collective is creating their own media platform to tell the story that local outlets won't. -
go to the Two new paid publishing opportunities for writers and artists news
Two new paid publishing opportunities for writers and artistsIncite Institute has invested in two new publications that are seeking paid contributors to critically engage with the past and present in an effort to imagine better futures. -
go to the Ready to make history? news
Ready to make history?We're training the next generation of oral historians and story keepers through our graduate program, summer intensive, and free workshops. Find out how to join our community.