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On Nov. 1, more than 50,000 runners will start their early-morning journey to Staten Island for what we fondly know as the best day of the year in the Big Apple: the New York City Marathon.
Among those intrepid souls will be two of our own, Eva Kasal (CC’28, Bib #7461) and Heather Burns (Bib #67419), running to raise money for Community Impact at Columbia University.
Community Impact, now in its 45th year, is an independent nonprofit serving people in Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights. It gives students ways to run high-quality service programs, all while inculcating the lifelong habit of giving back. Each year, Columbia and Barnard students volunteer about 55,000 hours through tutoring and mentoring around 1,550 local youth, adult education for 1,450 New York City residents, as well as running emergency food programs, health outreach, and housing initiatives.
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COLUMBIA HISTORY
Columbia started classes in the new Morningside Heights campus in October 1897. On this brand new campus, the engineering students finally had ample classroom and laboratory space in their two new buildings: the School of Mines (now Lewisohn) and the School of Engineering (now Mathematics). But did you know that there used to be a full-size locomotive engine underneath Havemeyer Hall?
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The latest announcement from Interim President Katrina Armstrong on Columbia's Campus Collaborative and additional community-building initiatives.
Columbia Athletics brought home multiple titles in November, while faculty continued to publish research, write books, and lead the way on climate change.
For SPS student Gerardo Rios Garcia, the future is looking bright, and sustainable.
Marilyne Njuraita, a social work student, hopes to use her degree to support underserved groups in her hometown of Nairobi.
Plus, Michael Zheng (CC'26) takes home Columbia's first national tennis singles title of the NCAA Championships era.
Columbia men's tennis junior and three-time All-American Michael Zheng (CC'26) is leaving Waco with the NCAA singles title.
Lions top Cornell, 17-9, to earn a share of their first Ivy League Championship since 1961.
In his new book, “In Search of an Open Mind,” Columbia’s president emeritus offers a collection of his speeches, articles, and opinion columns.
The University is proud that there are more than 700 veterans enrolled as students at Columbia, more than all the other Ivy League universities combined.
Columbia Neighbors has curated a collection of reads and resources that celebrates educators, advocates, institutions, and organizations redefining Uptown's education renaissance.
Dickerson, Apprentice Chef de Cuisine, comes to Columbia Dining through the New York City Public School Success Via Apprenticeship Program.
Celebrating the Columbia programs that encourage kids and adolescents to explore science, engineering, medicine, and more.
