The 2025–26 public programs and engagement series at Columbia University School of the Arts featured Celine Song, Ocean Vuong, Laurie Anderson, Jaquira Díaz, Sarah Ruhl, Edwidge Danticat, Hugh Hayden, and the exhibition Joan Jonas: Moving Off the Land II (Excerpts) by pathbreaking visual artist Joan Jonas. It was displayed in the lobby of the Lenfest Center for the Arts September 2, 2025–March 15, 2026.
In addition, Gavin Browning co-produced the School of the Arts' 60th Anniversary Alumni Weekend in October 2025. It featured a moderated discussion with lawyers on free speech, a multidisciplinary panel on making art in a time of crisis, a Write-In, film screenings, readings, displays of literary and scholarly books, receptions, networking opportunities, tours of Columbia University’s Morningside Heights and Manhattanville facilities, and more.