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More boring-but-sorta-important administration news: PrezBo just sent word that Carlos J. Alonso, interim dean of GSAS since last September, will take on that position full time. Full email from ‘Bo below.
Also, apparently, “Arts and Sciences always have been, and remain, central to our academic calling of pursuing answers.” So there’s that.
Dear Fellow Members of the Columbia Community:
I am very pleased to announce that Carlos J. Alonso will assume the duties of Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences on a permanent basis, a position he has filled admirably as interim dean since September of last year. In that role, Carlos has demonstrated sensitivity to a range of academic concerns and a determination to advance our institutional goals. His continuing leadership will be extremely valuable in building on Columbia’s great legacy of graduate education.
Carlos has helped lead Columbia in a variety of academic and administrative capacities since arriving here from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005. As chair of the department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, he succeeded in elevating that department to the top ranks among its peers nationally.
For as long as Columbia has been recognized for its academic excellence, our reputation has been due first and foremost to the quality of our accomplished faculty. The Arts and Sciences always have been, and remain, central to our academic calling of pursuing answers to important questions and then leaving to subsequent generations the gift of new knowledge and insight. With the benefit of Carlos’s stewardship, we can be confident that these proud Columbia traditions will continue. I also must recognize and thank Nick Dirks, Executive Vice President for the Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty, for guiding us through this transition and leading the search committee for the new dean.
Please join me in congratulating Carlos Alonso and wishing him success as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Sincerely,
Lee C. Bollinger
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@Dear Bwog, If you must preface your article with “More boring-but-sorta-important administration news,” please don’t report it. Especially when everyone in the Columbia community literally received the e-mail that you copied and pasted here. This is obviously not newsworthy — take the summer off and go do something fun, Bwog! Stop trying to produce articles for the sake of producing articles. You’re losing credibility with your readers, not maintaining your reader base by continuing to post inane stories.
Love,
Bored Reader
@CC'13 get over your damn self
@more unrelated What Bwog? Nothing on gay marriage?
@unrelated... Has anyone heard back from consent is sexy about being an NSOP educator? I’m beginning to wonder if they even got my form…
@... this would be way more interesting if it also included an announcement that columbia was closing up shop, holding a firesale and returning funds to donors.
@Alum Does anyone know why Henry Pinkham isn’t the GSAS dean anymore? Was he fired? If so, why? There was no advance word he would step down before the acting dean was appointed last fall, so I infer that it wasn’t his decision. But I haven’t seen any reporting about his departure.
@Anonymous he stepped down, it was his own decision, he sent out a letter about stepping down last summer
@Anonymous given his horrible teaching capabilities, i’m sad that he hasn’t already been fired.
@guey CARLOS big ups latin man
@EN '15 “Arts and Sciences always have been, and remain, central to our academic calling of pursuing answers.”
LOL you writers would say that. Have fun finding a job
@Anonymous wat we’re calling ourselves EN now?
@Anonymous also, arts and sciences includes SCIENCES. have fun finding a job since you can’t read
@haha so you are tacitly admitting that humanities get no jobs relatively speaking lol
@you could try you could try tacitly backing up your misinformed views that humanities majors are the unemployed with some kind of data. We’re waiting.
@EN '11 ignore that silly idiot above. humanities majors do get jobs – majors do not make jobs, people do.
@Anonymous Cool story bro