Emily Bregel

Fairy Tale Ending

One of the first students I met at Columbia College Days on Campus was a girl who kept lamenting that she didn't get into Brown and that Columbia was oh-so-second-rate.

By Emily Bregel | Apr 26 12:00 am ET

Not Just a Birthday: How C250 Changed Alumni Relations

A 13-foot cake. A Wyclef concert. Free giveaways. And lots of attention to alumni.

By Emily Bregel | Dec 9 12:00 am ET

Where Does All the Money Go?

Universities get by with a little help from their friends, be they alumni, foundations, corporations, or anyone else with an interest in the university.

By Emily Bregel | Dec 9 12:00 am ET

Translation Improvements Hailed

Civil rights advocates gathered yesterday outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights to celebrate a new program of translation and interpretation services for patients with limite

By Emily Bregel | Nov 16 12:00 am ET

Fewer Lead Poisoning Incidents for NYC

While lead poisoning may seem like a problem of the past, for many of the city's children, it remains an a significant health concern.

By Emily Bregel | Nov 3 12:00 am ET

Harlem Children Fight Asthma in the Pool

Harlem children with asthma are getting their feet wet, with the help of Project HEALTH's Asthma Swim program and a new collaboration between local doctors, Columbia volunteers, and community organ

By Emily Bregel | Oct 14 12:00 am ET

Smoking Policies Widely Ignored on Barnard Campus

Students looking for a quick puff are running into administrative smokescreens.

By Emily Bregel | Oct 7 12:00 am ET

World Leaders Forum Kicks Off

Globalization has enormous potential to improve quality of life worldwide, but the current global economy is causing more harm than good, said Republic of Finland President Tarja Halonen yesterday.

By Emily Bregel | Sep 13 12:00 am ET

Future Expansion Plans Cause Conflicting Emotions

As both the University's plans for expansion and Community Board 9's proposed guidelines for such developments move toward gaining city approval, questions of how to achieve mutually beneficial exp

By Emily Bregel | Dec 8 12:00 am ET

Panel Pushes Ethnic Studies as Not Just 'Identity Politics'

Less than a year after the controversial approval of an ethnic studies major, Professors Gary Okihiro and Nicholas DeGenova emphasized the necessity of a Native American studies component within th

By Emily Bregel | Nov 17 12:00 am ET

MOST VIEWED