Alan Chen is a third-year in Columbia College studying history and philosophy. Originally from the Bay Area, California, Alan is being recognized for his devotion to building community across ideological lines. As the editor-in-chief of the Columbia Political Review, he has encouraged all 170 members of the publication's staff to interrogate their logics before putting pen to paper. By instituting regular discussion-based workshops to confront the most pressing political issues, Alan has worked to nuance campus discourse while bringing people together on the basis of their shared convictions in humanity.