President

Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama, CC '83, will appear on stage together in Alfred Lerner Hall next Thursday, non-partisan organization ServiceNation told Spectator and University President Lee Bollinger confirmed Wednesday afternoon. The candidates will speak about public service at the event.

Debora Spar has been Barnard College's president for exactly one month. Read on for the second part of Spectator's interview to learn about Spar's thoughts on women's education, college rankings, and Barnard's international goals. Spar explains why she thinks Barnard's endowment lags behind its peers, and how it prevents the College from being as "ambitious in some respects as we’d like to be."

Alidad Damooei, CC ’09, made the long-anticipated announcement Monday that he will run for Columbia College Student Council president. As part of his ticket, Jennifer Choi, CC ’09, will run for vice president for funding, Donna Desilus, CC ’09, for vice president for policy, Cliff Massey, CC ’10, for vice president for student life, and Veronica Colon, CC ’10, for vice president for communications.

Spangler Family Professor of Harvard Business School Debora Spar will take over as Barnard's next president at the end of the academic year, the Spectator learned Tuesday morning.

On the eve of a highly-anticipated announcement Tuesday afternoon—when, according to sources close to the selection process, the next president of Barnard will be named—students and faculty described the college’s relationship to Columbia and its financial future as the key issues on Barnard’s horizon.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg lives a life of epic proportions—he won the fight for control of City Hall, his company, Bloomberg L.P., devoured a third of the international financial media market, and his name has been inscribed in structures built with his philanthropic might. Yet rumors surrounding Bloomberg’s potential presidential candidacy keep many wondering whether he’s pushing for power or just riding the wave of media attention.

A speech by Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, set to kick off the World Leaders Forum today, has been called off.

Since Barnard College President Judith Shapiro announced her resignation last April, students and faculty have been considering qualities they hopes to see in its 11th president.