The Alumni Federation of Columbia University is the umbrella organization that encompasses the alumni associations of all the schools of the University.
All alumni become members upon graduation.
The Federation is managed by the Alumni Council, which functions as its board of directors. The Alumni Federation also sponsors the Alumni Travel Study Program and offers term life insurance and other select policies as a service to all alumni. There are six alumni trustees, each serving a six-year term. Every year a new alumni trustee is elected to fill a vacated seat. These names are then submitted to a Designating Committee.