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Barkowitz appointed financial aid dean

Daniel T. Barkowitz may bring poetry to his new job as the manager of Columbia’s undergraduate financial aid programs.

Daniel T. Barkowitz may bring poetry to his new job as the manager of Columbia’s undergraduate financial aid programs.

Daniel Barkowitz appointed dean of financial aid

Daniel Barkowitz has been appointed dean of financial aid at Columbia, according to an e-mail sent to students by Student Affairs Dean Kevin Shollenberger Friday afternoon.

Daniel Barkowitz has been appointed dean of financial aid at Columbia, according to an e-mail sent to students by Student Affairs Dean Kevin Shollenberger Friday afternoon.

SGA Discusses “Pink Zone,” Financial Aid

The Barnard Student Government Association talked money and basketball Monday night as council members sounded off on financial aid, club funding, and the upcoming “Pink Zone.”

The Barnard Student Government Association talked money and basketball Monday night as council members sounded off on financial aid, club funding, and the upcoming “Pink Zone.”

Bollinger Discusses Dogs, Finances at Fireside Chat

Although University President Lee Bollinger’s fireside chat on Thursday night included neither a fire nor much chat, approximately 50 students had the opportunity to share their concerns about the effects of the economic crisis on the cost of tuition, the stability of the University’s financial aid program, and job prospects after graduation.

Although University President Lee Bollinger’s fireside chat on Thursday night included neither a fire nor much chat, approximately 50 students had the opportunity to share their concerns about the effects of the economic crisis on the cost of tuition, the stability of the University’s financial aid program, and job prospects after graduation.

CU Streamlines Budget for FY '10

The significant decline in Columbia University’s endowment has necessitated a wide variety of budget cuts, including the deferment of programs in the works—changes that administrators call doing more with less.

The significant decline in Columbia University’s endowment has necessitated a wide variety of budget cuts, including the deferment of programs in the works—changes that administrators call doing more with less.

At Fireside Chat, A Talk on University's Past and Future

Surrounded by framed architectural blueprints of Columbia’s Morningside campus on the walls of his house on Morningside Drive, University President Lee Bollinger told about 50 undergraduates at Tuesday evening’s Fireside Chat the story of Columbia’s relationship with space.

“This is a story I tell frequently,” he said, before warning his onlookers that the question might prompt him to speak at length and holding forth on the backdrop for the University’s Manhattanville expansion today.

Surrounded by framed architectural blueprints of Columbia’s Morningside campus on the walls of his house on Morningside Drive, University President Lee Bollinger told about 50 undergraduates at Tuesday evening’s Fireside Chat the story of Columbia’s relationship with space.

“This is a story I tell frequently,” he said, before warning his onlookers that the question might prompt him to speak at length and holding forth on the backdrop for the University’s Manhattanville expansion today.

Changes Ahead, BC Pres. Spar Says

With about two weeks until Debora Spar’s inauguration as the college’s president, Barnard may be seeing some changes on the horizon.

With about two weeks until Debora Spar’s inauguration as the college’s president, Barnard may be seeing some changes on the horizon.

Barnard Financial Aid Director Leaves for Duke

Barnard’s Director of Financial Aid Alison Rabil, BC ’86, will step down from her position at the college in mid-October, Dean Dorothy Denburg announced in an e-mail.

Barnard’s Director of Financial Aid Alison Rabil, BC ’86, will step down from her position at the college in mid-October, Dean Dorothy Denburg announced in an e-mail.

Ivies Race to Reform Financial Aid, Admissions

After a year of reforms in admissions and financial-aid policies throughout academia, Columbia appears to have kept pace with its Ivy League peers.

After a year of reforms in admissions and financial-aid policies throughout academia, Columbia appears to have kept pace with its Ivy League peers.

Tread Gently for You Tread on My Dreams

Upon acceptance to Columbia College in April 2005, I was forced between the usual rock and the hard place: a good education or financial freedom.

Upon acceptance to Columbia College in April 2005, I was forced between the usual rock and the hard place: a good education or financial freedom.