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Grad schools develop plans to diversify

Twelve of 14 schools have submitted plans to enhance faculty and pipeline diversity, a concern that both faculty and students say is of the highest priority.

By Amber Tunnell | Feb 2 03:44 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

Provost Steele accepts position at Stanford

During his time at Columbia, Steele co-chaired a task force on fringe benefits and developed a program that aims to diversify the faculty and student body.

By Leah Greenbaum | Jun 13 05:45 pm ET

Provost Boylan to step down June 30, takes position at nonprofit

Colleagues and students said Boylan was genuinely interested in academia's big questions.

By Leah Greenbaum | Feb 10 05:00 am ET

Steele appoints vice provost of academic planning

University provost Claude Steele said that his pick, Mailman School executive vice dean Andrew Davidson, will focus on recruiting a diverse faculty.

By Alix Pianin | Aug 18 12:56 am ET

Online university provides new options

David Harris Cohen, former vice president and dean of the faculty for Arts and Sciences is the provost of University of the People, a new, tuition-free online institution that opened its virtual doors this past September.

By Ray Katz | Feb 26 05:01 am ET

12 wishes for Christmas

Could you please bring me one of the following presents for each day of Christmas?

By Rajat Roy | Dec 9 06:30 pm ET

Pay equity study results delayed

Concerned researchers worry that pay equity data has become obsolete over time.

By Amber Tunnell | Nov 23 02:25 am ET

Steele settles in, speed-dates deans

New provost Claude Steele has been "speed-dating" the deans.

By Alexa Davis | Oct 12 12:07 am ET

Incoming Provost Claude Steele brings practical outlook to post

Claude Steele is a very practical man. University President Lee Bollinger announced that Steele would be the University’s next provost, or chief academic officer, in an e-mail to Columbians earlier this month. In this post, Steele’s characteristic calmness and practicality may help as he tries to navigate Columbia’s sprawling bureaucracy in a time when the University is tightening resources.

By Joy Resmovits | May 19 04:51 pm ET

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