Administrative Core – Abstract The administrative core (AC), led by center co-directors Jennifer S. Hirsch and Jane Waldfogel, oversees, coordinates, and supports all of CPRC’s activities, including those provided through the development core, the computing and methods core, the five primary research areas (PRAs), the cross-cutting theme, and the working groups. The AC’s specific aims are to: 1) manage and coordinate all of the center’s activities, including the new partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY); 2) provide ongoing fiscal, strategic, and substantive oversight to the center; 3) ensure priority access to core services for junior scientists, including a new targeted program of pre- and post-award support, and 4) facilitate communication within CPRC, between CPRC and the broader university, between CPRC and CUNY, and with the Association of Population Centers and the P2C coordinating center. By ensuring that all CPRC components function smoothly, providing administrative support for the computing and methods core and the development core, and ensuring that core and center-wide metrics are consistently collected and reviewed, the administrative core anchors CPRC’s work to maximize the efficiency and impact of population dynamics research at Columbia and to promote the independence and success of junior scientists.