Centers & Labs - Incite at Columbia University
Centers & Labs
We realize our mission through several units.
Centers & Labs
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 IncarcerationBuilding 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.
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go to Columbia Oral History
Columbia Oral History
A world leader in the practice, teaching, and curation of oral history since 1948.
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go to Columbia Center for the Study of Social Difference
Columbia Center for the Study of Social Difference
A constellation of working groups that address gender, race, sexuality, and other intersecting forms of global inequality.
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go to Columbia Labor Lab
Columbia Labor Lab
A lab focused on working with labor organizations to restore the political and economic power of workers using social science and data.
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go to Data and Racial Inequality Project
Data and Racial Inequality Project
A center in pursuit of understanding inequality and opportunity by asking new questions—and answering them with new methods.
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go to The Trust Collaboratory
The Trust Collaboratory
A center exploring the social dynamics of trust through interdisciplinary, collaborative, and publicly-engaged formats.
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go to Social Study of Disappearance Lab
Social Study of Disappearance Lab
A lab fostering the study of forced disappearance through interdisciplinary research and engaged pedagogy.
Upcoming events
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go to the Land as Archive: synthesizing environmental, personal, and political histories news
Land as Archive: synthesizing environmental, personal, and political histories Embodied Earth closes its 2026 season with a panel on artmaking as a long engagement with the land, then a celebration. -
go to the We Charge Genocide at 75 news
Counter-narratives at 250: Guided Reading Discussion We Charge Genocide at 75 Join us for a guided reading discussion on the Civil Right's Congress's We Charge Genocide.
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go to the GATHERING(S) news
Keeping Memory: Oral History Practices that Host Kin and Community GATHERING(S) Join Laurie ‘Zamí’ Germain for an intimate and experiential evening of art, listening, connection, and reflection.
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go to the Lost Landmarks & Community Story Circle news
South Bronx History Keepers Lost Landmarks & Community Story Circle Event #4 of the “History Keepers” programming at the Mott Haven Library (NYPL), focused on empowering our communities in the South Bronx to preserve, document, and share their stories.