Susan Sturm

Columbia Law School and Center for Institutional and Social Change

Susan Sturm is the George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility and the founding Director of the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School. Her work focuses on building “the architecture of full participation,” making education central for communities affected by the justice system, institutional change and transformative leadership. She collaborates with a wide variety of higher education and community-based organizations and networks, including Aspen Ascend Network, Hostos Community College, JustLeadershipUSA, the New York Reentry Education Network, and College and Community Fellowship. She is the Principal Investigator on Ford Foundation and Aspen Ascend grants aimed at building multigenerational pathways to education for communities affected by incarceration