As dozens of students lined up to question members of Columbia’s newly formed Climate Change Task Force at the student town halls this week, many highlighted the urgency for student involvement in conversations around how the University addresses climate change.

As part of a new initiative to foster more inclusive learning environments at Columbia, the Center for Teaching and Learning has created positions for undergraduate students to serve as paid learning consultants, a role that will allow six sophomores and juniors across Columbia College, the School of General Studies, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science to directly participate in discussions with faculty about inclusive teaching and students’ learning experiences in the classroom.

As the most recent milestone in his 22-year-long career as a university administrator, Joseph Greenwall began serving as the inaugural vice president of student affairs in the Office of University Life this August.