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Gerald Sherwin CC’55 Was “Mr. Columbia” to Generations of Students and Alumni

February 4, 2022

The longtime volunteer and alumni leader, known for his boundless energy, died at 87.

Columbia College Alumni Join the Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2023

December 14, 2021

Cian Saunders CC'19 and Kevin Wei CC'19 have been named members of the Class of 2023 Schwarzman Scholars. Both will pursue studies that foster peaceful and prosperous relations with China.

Deborah Martinsen GSAS’90, Dostoevsky Scholar and Core Leader, Passes Away

December 3, 2021

The longtime professor, Core Curriculum leader, and scholar of Slavic literature was the first female president of the International Dostoevsky Society (IDS).

Andre Chan, Arman Husein, and Sydni Scott Named Rhodes Scholars

November 23, 2021

Andre Chan CC'21 will study for an MPhil in Musicology at Oxford. Arman Husein CC’22 will pursue an MSc in Economic and Social History, followed by an MSc in Economics for Development at Oxford. Sydni Scott CC’22 plans to pursue an MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) while at Oxford.

Arman Husein and Sydni Scott Named Rhodes Scholars

November 23, 2021

Arman Husein CC’22, scholar elect of Rhodes – Malaysia, will pursue an MSc in Economic and Social History, followed by an MSc in Economics for Development at Oxford. Sydni Scott CC’22 has received a US Rhodes Scholarship and plans to pursue an MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) while at Oxford.

James J. Valentini to Step Down as Dean of Columbia College

September 23, 2021

Dean Valentini will conclude his decade-long deanship of Columbia College at the end of this academic year, in June 2022.

Time to “Bowl!”

June 23, 2021

Columbia College students show their stuff in NBC's Capital One College Bowl!

Major League Baseball Celebrates Lou Gehrig Day

June 2, 2021

Lou Gehrig Day is an annual event to honor the legacy of the Hall of Fame first baseman and raise awareness and funds to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the disease that ended Gehrig CC'25's life.

Three Core Chairs To Finish Their Terms

May 19, 2021

The College will see a major changing of the guard this summer, as Noam Elcott CC’00, Emmanuelle Saada and Joanna Stalnaker pass on the torches of their Core Chair roles.

Two College Alumni Named University Trustees

March 30, 2021

Adam Pritzker CC07 and Sheena Wright CC90, LAW'94 have been chosen to be on the University's governing board.