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The nation turned its attention to Washington on June 8 as James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, providing greater detail about President Trump’s conversations with the former FBI director regarding the inquiry into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s ties with Russian officials.
Wallach Art Gallery premiered the first exhibition in its newest location on the Manhattanville campus. The exhibition, called "Uptown", features the work of both established artists and emerging talent who live or practice north of 99th Street in Manhattan. "Uptown" was curated by the Gallery's director, Deborah Cullen, and will be open to the public from June 2 to August 20.
President Lee C. Bollinger has issued the following statement:
On behalf of the Trustees and the faculty of Columbia University, it is my very great pleasure and honor to welcome all of you to this ceremony to celebrate the Class of 2017.
Florine Stettheimer, a renowned New York City-based painter, designer and poet, was a woman ahead of her time. Now, the Jewish Museum in New York City is telling her story in an exhibition, Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry.
After almost three years working on Morningside Heights, Sergeant Chevoni White now guards Columbia’s new Manhattanville campus, where she is responsible for patrols that cover the 17 acres from the Studebaker Building to Prentis Hall.
After Richard Ford published an essay about his mother in Harper’s Magazine in 1986, he always wanted to write a companion piece about his father. “But my father was dead a long time at that point—he died in 1960 when I was 16— and even before that was never very physically present in my life,” Ford said recently. “The prospect of writing about him always stayed a little bit offshore for me.”
The Columbia University Commencement Ceremony of the 263rd Academic Year is this Wednesday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. Morningside Campus will be extremely busy leading up to and during the Ceremony. To help us guarantee a safe and comfortable experience for all, the following adjustments to normal campus access will be in effect. Please make sure to familiarize yourself with this critical information.
Victor Lee was rejected by Columbia twice—once when he applied to the College, and later by the University’s College of Dental Medicine— was before he accepted in 2013. But he says he’s glad it turned out that way.
Amir Imani wrote his first computer program, a family phone book, at age 9. The experience sealed his interest in computing. “I always loved making and breaking things,” he said. “Coding gave me a way to explore the enigmatic world of computers.”
For a sixth grade science project, Elise Bixby wanted to test the effectiveness of her grandmother’s osteoporosis medicine on bone density. She carefully put chicken bones into separate Styrofoam cups, with and without the medication, and entered the county science fair.
By the time Neil Duncan (BUS’17) entered Columbia Business School, he was already adept at grappling with—and surmounting—unexpected challenges.
Eighteen Columbia undergraduates learned about the power of philanthropy this semester—by giving away $67,000.
Columbia University announced today that Eugene Robinson, associate editor and columnist of The Washington Post, has been elected chair of the Pulitzer Prize Board. The chair serves a one-year appointment, while board members serve a maximum of nine years.
This is a moment of new beginnings both for Columbia, as the University opens the first two buildings on its new Manhattanville campus, and for the more than 15,000 members of the Class of 2017 who graduate on May 17.