Naomi Cohen

With few resources, child care a burden for many graduate student-parents

Eighteen percent of over 1,400 survey respondents said they had considered having children but decided against it while in school. Many graduate students have difficulty juggling their roles as students and parents, and the price tag that comes with them.

By Naomi Cohen | Apr 26 06:24 am ET

Sanders, Pulitzer in tow, recalls Spectator life

Sanders’ win for feature writing comes after a little over a decade of odd jobs and newspaper gigs, and four years at Columbia where Spectator ate his life.

By Naomi Cohen | Apr 19 03:51 am ET

Columbia professor, 3 alumni, including former Spectator editor, win Pulitzers

In addition to the four Columbia affiliates, the Associated Press team that uncovered the NYPD surveillance of Muslim communities received a Pulitzer.

By Naomi Cohen | Apr 16 11:04 pm ET

Rapidly growing Mormon community in Harlem looks to reach out

Mormonism banned black priests until 1978. A Mormon church in Harlem, the African-American epicenter of New York, has struggled to deal with the identity crisis.

By Naomi Cohen | Mar 22 05:39 am ET

Hair salon gives back 10 percent of profits to local schools

Salon owner Elia Deleon said she’s helping out because she wants others to have as good an education as she did.

By Naomi Cohen and Daphne Chen | Jan 24 02:06 am ET

Income gap most extreme in Morningside, Hamilton Heights

The median household income of the highest fifth of the population is $207,053—34 times $6,073, the median income for the lowest fifth, according to a report by the Census Bureau released in November.

By Naomi Cohen | Dec 2 04:57 am ET

NAACP president rallies for living wage

The New York City Council is voting on a living wage act for mall outlet employees. Benjamin Jealous, CC '94, led a rally in support of the act at Riverside Church.

By Naomi Cohen | Nov 22 03:32 am ET

Gay man granted asylum with help from Columbia law clinic

A Columbia Law School clinic helped a gay man from the West African country Mauritania—where homosexuality is illegal—gain asylum in the United States.

By Naomi Cohen | Nov 4 04:03 am ET

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