November 13, 2025: A Celebration of Amelia Earhart and the Women Who Open Doors. A fireside chat with Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of the newly released "Aviator And The Showman" and Francine Glick '77BC. Laurie will shared Earhart’s multifaceted human side, her struggles, and her authentic aspirations, the truths behind her brave pursuits and the compromises she made to fit into societal expectations. 

September 12, 2025: Ask the Expert: Capital, Cloud, and Curiosity: Navigating a Career in FinTech Partnerships with Svetla Marinova ’11GSAS 

August 31, 2025: Afternoon tea in London, UK at The Wolseley's iconic City location hosted by She Opened the Door co-chair Cassandra Ziegler and Courtney Cesari '04CC of the Columbia University Club of London. This is She Opened the Door's first international event, expanding it's in-person gatherings, bringing together Columbians with stimulating conversation and expanded connections.

August 3, 2025: SOTD Community Walk Southern California.  

July 20, 2025: SOTD Community Walk Southern California.  

June 25, 2025: SOTD Community Walk NYC - Columbus Circle. 

June 8, 2025: SOTD Community Walk NYC - Upper West Side.  

June 1, 2025: SOTD Community Walk NYC - Upper East Side. 

May 31, 2025: SOTD Community Walk Atlanta.

Summer 2025 launch of She Opened the Door Community Walks: Seven community walks with Columbians take place from May - August across cities and neighborhoods across the U.S. -- from New York City, to Atlanta, to Los Angeles, Columbians gathered, talked, and walked, building bonds and getting to know one another.  

May 30, 2025: Ask the Expert: Dentistry and HealthTech: Creating Firstgrin for Families with Ashley Lerman '18DM, '20DM

April 25, 2025: Ask the Expert: My Journey to the Olympic Games & Beyond with Sasha Cohen ’16GS

March 7, 2025: International Women's Day Celebration. More than 50 Columbians came together at the Columbia Alumni Association to celebrate International Women’s Day with an unforgettable event featuring Sarah Hoover, ‘07GSAS, and Alex Wallace, ‘88CC, on the launch of Sarah’s memoir, The Motherload: Episodes from the Brink of Motherhood, which chronicles her journey into motherhood and her experience with postpartum depression. In a warm and candid fireside chat, Alex and Sarah explored themes of identity, vulnerability, and the cultural expectations placed on women—sparking thoughtful reflection and lively discussion among attendees. Afterward, alumni enjoyed refreshments, connected with one another, and had the opportunity to meet Sarah as she signed copies of her book. The energy in the room was inspiring, and many alumni shared that it was one of the most meaningful conversations they’ve attended—a beautiful celebration of womanhood, storytelling, and community.

January 31, 2025: Ask the Expert: Changing Careers and Tackling the Climate Crisis with Jennifer Allyn ’23CS

January 26, 2025: Romy Silver-Kohn '08GSAS, co-curator, led a private exhibition visit of the Lillie P. Bliss and the Birth of the Modern for CAA Arts Access and She Opened the Door invitees. Bliss' uniquely generous gift, which allowed for the sale of her works to fund new acquisitions—including Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night—provided the young museum with a means to develop its collection far into the future. The tour gave Columbians an appreciation for the groundbreaking artists she championed—Cézanne, Redon, Seurat, and Picasso—at a time when modern art was met with skepticism and her legacy continues to shape the museum’s collection today. Beyond the incredible art and insights, the conversations, connections, and shared curiosity that followed among alumni was joyful and inspiring. 

December 11, 2024: She Opened the Door hosted a winter gathering at Alessa Cucina to reconnect with old new friends in New York City before the holidays.

November 22, 2024: Ask the Expert: Creating Educational and Curriculum Transformation with Kathryn Kaiser ’11, ’19TC, ’22SIPA

November 21, 2024: She Opened the Door and the Columbia School of General Studies hosted a night at Lincoln Center with Michael Novak '09GS, Artistic Director, for an evening of performances, backstage tour, and a private lounge for an Evening with the Paul Taylor Dance Company at Lincoln Center

November 20, 2024: Co-chair Kate Konecny Pope, '13 SPS, and former co-chair Francine Glick, '77BC, hosted a women’s networking breakfast in Atlanta to foster meaningful connections within the Columbia alumnae community.

October 25, 2024: Ask the Expert: Technology to Philanthropy: Building Innovative Solutions for Social Change with Lavina Nagpal ’21SPS

August 23, 2024: Ask the Expert: Eco-Chic: T.W.I.N. Designers Alicia Serrani ’13BC & Isabella Serrani ’16BC

June 2024: After a nearly four-year commitment, Ana Rodriguez '86SEAS, '88SEAS, and Francine Glick '77BC have decided to step down from their Co-Chair roles after a very successful tenure. Cassandra Ziegler '17TC, '25SIPA, and Kate Konecny Pope '13SPS are announced as SOTD’s new leadership Co-Chairs.

May 31, 2024: Ask the Expert: Understanding NLP & Ethical AI with Kate Harwood ’23SEAS

March 22, 2024: Ask the Expert: Judge Kimberly Parker ’92BC, ’97LAW

March 2, 2024: She Opened the Door to Health -- Empowering Women to Lead Healthy Lives. It featured keynote sessions and panels focused on longevity, reproductive and fertility, health equity, well-being, and social connectedness. In addition to gaining insights from prominent individuals committed to the advancement of women's well-being both at Columbia and beyond, conference attendees were also given the unique opportunity to connect and network with women and affiliates from across the University.

February 25, 2024: The New York Historical Society Tour with Anna Danzinger Halperin ’06BC,’12GSAS,’13GSAS,’18GSAS took place on Sunday, February 25, 2024, with a private tour of one of the fascinating new exhibitions, “Women’s Work.” The exhibition showcases 45 objects “to demonstrate that women’s work has been essential to American society and is inherently political: Women’s work is everywhere.” Anna Danzinger Halperin ’06BC,’12GSAS,’13GSAS,’18GSAS, Associate Director of the Center for Women’s History at the NYHS, led the tour. After the tour, Anna discussed her scholarly research, particularly in child care, and led attendees in a conversation about the critical issues and challenges women have faced in the workplace. 

January 26, 2025: Ask the Expert: Moving Beyond Goals, Centering Our Life Around Intentions with Shelly Tygielski ’99SIPA

December 8, 2023: Ask the Expert: Visionary Leadership in Art and Finance with Heidi Yang ’93CC

November 10, 2023: Ask the Expert: Corporate Governance, DEI, and Mission-Driven Work with Yen Chu ’97LAW | Nov 10

October 13, 2023: Ask the Expert: The Intersection of AI and Martech with Tamara Gruzbarg ’97GSAS, ’06BUS | Oct 13

September 8, 2023: Ask the Expert: Exploring Philanthropy, Environmental, and Social Impact with Anisa Kamadoli Costa ’97BC, ’98SIPA

August 2, 2023: Ask the Expert: Building Your Professional Negotiation Skills with Lenore Kantor ’93BUS & Sasha McDowell ’09SIPA, ’09SW.

Summer 2023: Kate Konecny Pope '13SPS and Cassandra Ziegler '17TC, '25SIPA launch a new virtual programming series, Ask the Expert, to bring alumnae expertise and stories to Columbians around the globe. 

March 10, 2023: She Opened the Door: Storytelling and the Art of Finding a Story. In honor of the upcoming Women’s History Month, Laurie Gwen Shapiro will share her methodology behind finding lost stories about women and their accomplishments, including women who share incredible connections to Columbia University, like Amelia Earhart and Winifred Edgerton Merrill.

November 2, 2022: The Medical Perspective: A Conversation with Faye Wattleton on the Overturning of Roe V. Wade.

April 30, 2022: She Opened the Door… to Entrepreneurship, taking place on campus, this was an informative day with Columbia women entrepreneurs.

March 30, 2022: Columbia at Home Series | Columbia Women Leading in the World of Wine.

October 19, 2022: She Opened the Door Presents: The Entrepreneurship Essentials with Barbara Roberts.

December 8, 2021: Documenting Women: A Conversation with Betsy West and Julie Cohen.

April 28, 2021: She Opened the Door | Creating A Powerful Brand for Career Success.

March 3, 2021: She Opened the Door Presents: Cocktails & Cooking with STYLE!

April 2020: Ana Rodriguez and Francine Glick officially transition as the new Co-Chairs of the Alumnae Leadership Group succeeding Kathleen Crowley and Teresa Saputo Crerend. 

April 7, 2020: She Opened the Door Alumnae Digital Networking Hour (Online).

February 9, 2020: More than 600 members of the Columbia community came together for She Opened the Door 2020, a day of inspiring programming that celebrated 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote.

2020: Ana Rodriguez and Francine Glick are nominated as Co-Chairs of the SOTD 2020 Conference Planning Committee. 

November 15, 2019: Panel Discussion (Atlanta) Featuring Jovita Moore '90JRN, Rickey Bevington '01BC, Roxann Smithers '99CC '02LAW, Edvige Jean-Francois '91JRN.

November 2, 2019: RBG Exhibit Tour at National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia).

October 15, 2019: From Farms to Incubators: Telling the Stories of Women Entrepreneurs in Agtech (NYC).

October 3, 2019: Women Entrepreneurs, Parity & Inclusion: A Conversation with Sallie Krawcheck '92BUS (DC).

June 20, 2019: LinkedIn Networking Night (NYC): Networking reception and LinkedIn best practice-sharing by Lauren Mack '06JRN and Vyju Manian '87SEAS.

May 9, 2019: Conversation with Maryam Banikarim '89BC, '93SIPA, '93BUS (LA).

May 1, 2019: What the Constitution Means to Me Viewing (NYC): Theater outing and talkback with Producers Jon Bierman '83SOA, Aaron Glick (SOA Theatre Fellow), Rachel Sussman (SOA Theatre Fellow), and General Manager Danielle Karliner '13SOA.

April 24, 2019: Writing the Balance (DC): Amy Padnani, creator of The New York Times “Overlooked” spoke on how women across disciplines are fighting for gender equality by revising history’s dominant narratives.

March 13, 2019: On the Basis of Sex Screening (Sweden): Screening of the biographical legal drama film is based on the life of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg '59LAW.

March 5, 2019: A Conversation with Ursula Burns '82SEAS and Mary Boyce (NYC): Watch the discussion between Boyce, the dean of Columbia Engineering and Burns, the CEO of VEON.

March 2, 2019: Panel Discussion (Singapore): AWARE's Corinna Lim '99SIPA, Disney's Jessica Pouleur, and CXA's Rosaline Koo '88BUS shared stories of who has empowered and opened the door for them.

Jan. 28, 2019: Networking Night (NYC): Roundtable student-alumnae networking and discussions on networking best practices.

Oct. 11, 2018: Gloria: A Life (NYC): Viewing and talkback with Director Diane Paulus '97SOA.

May 5, 2018: RBG Documentary Screening (NYC): Viewing and talkback with the film's director Betsy West, a Columbia Journalism School professor.

February 9-11, 2018: More than 1,000 Columbia alumnae, faculty, students, and staff gathered on the Morningside campus for She Opened the Door, the first University-wide women's conference.

2017: Kathleen Crowley and Teresa Saputo Crerend are nominated as the first Co-Chairs of the Alumnae Leadership Group.