Academic Programs
The Paris Global Center partners with French and regional institutions to engage students, faculty, alumni, and the public across borders and disciplines. Our academic programs serve Columbia students at the undergraduate and master's level, and also welcome students from other U.S. colleges through the Columbia in Paris program.
Reid Hall has served as a Franco-American educational center since the end of World War I, initially hosting the American University Women's Club. During World War II, it was occupied by the École normale supérieure des jeunes filles de Sèvres, after which American leadership resumed in August 1947. In the following years, Reid Hall served as a residential facility for university women worldwide, a cultural and social club, and a study-abroad center. In 1964, Helen Rogers Reid gifted 4 rue de Chevreuse to Columbia University. Columbia’s undergraduate programs at Reid Hall began in 1972, followed in 1986 by the GSAPP Shape of Two Cities: New York / Paris program. The university's first and only master’s program conducted entirely in Paris was founded in 1993 as the M.A. in French Cultural Studies, now the M.A. in History and Literature.
Credit-Bearing Programs
These programs, which draw a large and diverse student population, are at the heart of the Paris Global Center. They reflect Columbia's historic commitment to the value of studying abroad at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Many are devised in collaboration with leading French institutional partners such as Sciences Po, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, and the universities of Paris 1, Paris 4, and Paris 7.
Short-Term Residencies and Non-Credit Bearing Programs
In addition to its long-term academic offerings, the Paris Global Center welcomes Columbia students and faculty for intensive seminars and workshops during the year and in the summer months. The Center has worked with the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), the School of the Arts (SOA), the Alliance Program, the Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Professional Studies (SPS), and the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP).
