Sammy Roth

Valentini to donate over $4000 to Senior Fund
Fri, Feb 10, 2012, 2:38am

Columbia College Interim Dean James Valentini has taken a significant role in this year's Senior Fund, successfully branding the "3, 2, 1" fundraising challenge.

Applications to Barnard up more than 5 percent
Thu, Feb 9, 2012, 10:43am

Last year, Barnard saw an 11 percent application increase, meaning applications have now risen by 17.5 percent over the last two years.

NYT editor to keynote Barnard graduation
Mon, Feb 6, 2012, 2:27pm

Jill Abramson became the New York Times' first female executive editor in September.

Impostor, selling nightclub tickets, scams undergrads in lecture
Thu, Feb 2, 2012, 11:30pm

A man claiming to be with the Division of Student Affairs sold over $200 worth of tickets to undergrads in at least three different lectures this week. He has been barred from campus.

CC, SEAS applications down nearly 9 percent
Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 4:36pm

Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science received 31,818 applications for the class of 2016.

Investigation finds no discrimination at Barnard
Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 4:04pm

The Department of Education had been investigating whether Barnard professor Rachel McDermott illegally steered a Jewish student away from a class with professor Joseph Massad last year.

No-loan financial aid policy being reviewed
Thu, Dec 8, 2011, 5:22am

Top administrators are starting to review the financial aid enhancements announced in 2008.

Dean Peña-Mora under fire from faculty
Wed, Dec 7, 2011, 7:36pm

Many SEAS professors signed a letter in October calling for the ouster of Dean Feniosky Peña-Mora, saying that if he remained dean, it would cause “irreparable damage–including loss of key faculty and complete alienation of those who remain.”

Smoking ban referred to committee at last USenate of 2011
Mon, Dec 5, 2011, 2:15am

USenator and Business School professor Mark Cohen had indicated for several months that he would seek a senate vote to ban smoking this semester, but on Friday, Cohen changed course.

At World AIDS Day, Sachs, health advocates say more progress needed
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 4:38am

On World AIDS Day, Earth Institute director Jeff Sachs said that the cut to funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS is a “horrendous decision,” while health advocates shared stories of dealing with AIDS.

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