Earlier this morning, President Bollinger announced that Josef Sorett, Professor of Religion and African American and African Diaspora Studies, will be the new Dean of Columbia College.

With its last appearance in the public eye being in a Columbia College Today Spring 2020 magazine, the once-promised “Beginner’s Mind Institute” suddenly finds itself back into public memory.

This afternoon, University COVID-19 Director Donna Lynne announced via email that non-cloth masks will be required in all Columbia classrooms, starting Monday morning.

Let’s reflect as we approach our quadragennial co-ed class!

Yancopoulos leads biotechnology firm Regeneron and has received numerous awards for his scientific contributions.

Twenty-four Columbia College seniors were chosen for Phi Beta Kappa initiation, one of the oldest, most selective academic honor societies.   

Deans James J. Valentini and Lisa Rosen-Metsch announced on Monday evening via email that the modifications of academic policies from Fall 2020 and Spring 2021—specific to choosing the Pass/D/Fail option for a course—will be implemented for Fall 2021.

In an email to Columbia College and General Studies students today, Dean Valentini announced an extension to Pass/D/Fail and class withdrawal deadlines for Fall 2021 courses. 

Valentini concludes a ten-year residence as head of Columbia’s undergraduate community and will return to teaching chemistry.

Columbia College announced, in an online news update, that actor and director Mario Van Peebles, is tasked with presenting the keynote to graduating students as this year’s Class Day speaker.

Congratulations, Class of 2025.

Dean of Academic Affairs at Columbia College Lisa Hollibaugh announced changes to CC’s academic policies this afternoon in an email to all CC students, including updates to the P/D/F policy.

This evening, both Barnard College and Columbia College released the names of the remaining inductees for their 2018 classes of Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa is made up of 10 percent of the respective college senior class, chosen “based on the breadth, depth and rigor of their academic programs” (not necessarily the top 10 percent GPA-wise, […]

Did you guys go to the “Columbia College Winter Celebration” tonight? Did you enjoy jockeying in an unruly hoard for free mugs and t-shirts as Deantini watched on with empty eyes? Did you feel like part of a community? Check out the cover photo for the Facebook event above–why is “and the opportunity to meet […]

After reportedly consulting with advisors, faculty members, students, and the policies of peer institutions, the Columbia College and School of General Studies Committee has updated academic policy in the following ways to “enable all students [to pursue] deep and thoughtful engagement in their academici pursuits, adequate time for extracurricular… opportunities… and a healthy and fulfilling […]