On 3 April 2024 Columbia University suspended four students and ordered them evicted from university housing within twenty-four hours as a consequence of their alleged involvement in a 24 March 2024 event titled “Resistance 101.” In astatementissued on 5 April 2024 President Shafik justified the ...
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The doctrine of academic freedom prevented the university administration from openly opposing the pointless war being waged in Vietnan, even while many of its faculty and students – as well as President Grayson Kirk and Vice President David Truman – did so with mounting conviction. More troubling...
When Seth Low became Columbia's presidentin 1890, he vigorously promoted the university ideal for the College, placingthe fragmented federation of autonomous and competing schools under a centraladministration that stressed cooperation and shared r...
“The insights provided by genomics and precision medicine are proving of tremendous value in improving people’s health and lives,” said Columbia University president Lee C. Bollinger, in the press release. “Through this new center, our researchers will meet an urgent h...
Shafik wrote that she is “committed to working with the Interim President to ensure an orderly transition.” “I also want to pay tribute to the deans, the University Leadership Team, and the staff of the President’s Office with whom I have worked so closely this last year; they have ...
(20%). Universities have given away gifts to alumni to encourage donations, since alumni giving also counts (3%). Northeastern University’s former president, Richard Freeland, unapologetically focused on the ratings, even hiring faculty and capping class sizes to improve its score. The school ...
Seth Low was an American municipal reformer, university builder, and philanthropist who, during his tenure as president of Columbia College (renamed Columbia University in 1896), transformed it from a small college on a crowded city block into a large un
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Job Summary The mission of the Office of the University Counsel (the “OUC”) is to: apply sound judgment, thoughtful analysis, and constructive advice to help identify and manage legal risk; provide legal advice and services that are timely, pragmatic, and proactive; and work with academic ...