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USenate revising policy for student, faculty sexual relationships

The consensual relationship policy—which was discussed during the USenate’s first meeting of the semester on Friday—is one of several issues the body is likely to tackle in 2012.

By Margaret Mattes | Feb 5 09:12 pm ET

USenate revising policy for student, faculty sexual relationships

The consensual relationship policy—which was discussed during the USenate’s first meeting of the semester on Friday—is one of several issues the body is likely to tackle in 2012.

By Margaret Mattes | Feb 4 11:20 am ET

Few get coveted spots at Columbia’s K-8 school

Eight years after the Columbia School was founded, there are usually two to three times as many Columbia families applying for kindergarten as there are spots for them, a reality that has frustrated some professors.

By Ben Gittelson | Dec 5 02:09 am ET

CU backpedals on fringe benefits cuts

“The recommended changes in April were a disaster. Columbia would have become a second-rate university,” Philosophy professor Christia Mercer said.

By Amber Tunnell | Sep 26 02:06 am ET

Benefits cuts will cause faculty flight, profs warn

Recommended cuts to health care, tuition, and retirement benefits have University faculty members up in arms, saying that the changes compound their decrease in real wages since the beginning of the recession—and warning of harm to the University's ability to draw new faculty.

By Sammy Roth | May 2 06:45 am ET

Report recommends scaling back fringe benefits

According to a 38-page preliminary report released by the administration, future University officers may be looking at limited tuition benefits, a vesting period to accumulate retirement benefits, and a high-deductible health plan.

By Leah Greenbaum | Apr 19 05:16 am ET

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