Can you envision yourself in our 19th cohort? The Columbia University Oral History Masters Program community is over 100 oral historians strong and growing! We're even offering two $10,000 Future Voices Fellowships to admitted students next year.

Please join us for an Oral History M.A. program open house on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

• Information session

• Virtually meet OHMA students and alumni

• Presentation by OHMA Alum: Xiaoyan Li

• Mini Oral History workshop by OHMA Director Amy Starecheski

OHMA is the first program of its kind: a one-year interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree training students in oral history method and theory. Our graduates work in museums, historical societies, advocacy organizations, media, the arts, education, human rights, and development. OHMA is also excellent preparation for doctoral work in fields like anthropology, history, journalism, and American studies or professional degrees in law, education, or social work.

Jointly run by the Columbia Center for Oral History Research, one of the preeminent oral history centers in the world, and INCITE, a lively hub for interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences, OHMA connects students with the intellectual resources of a major research university and with the intimate society of a small cohort of talented students.