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Columbia College announces the 2019 John Jay Award Honorees
From reporting that ignited 2017’s #MeToo movement to award-winning composition, this year’s John Jay Award honorees have made a lasting impact on the world of culture, public service, finance and beyond. Columbia College is proud to celebrate their professional achievements on Wednesday, March 6 at the 41st annual John Jay Awards Dinner. Proceeds from the dinner will support the College’s prestigious John Jay National Scholars Program.
Columbia College Today holds first-ever student short fiction contest
Columbia College Today (CCT) has announced its first-ever short fiction contest for Columbia College students, offering them the opportunity to showcase their creative writing skills while simultaneously providing them an opportunity to have their work read by three established alumni authors.
Pre-eminent scholar Robert Alter CC'57 publishes new translation of Hebrew Bible
Columbia Athletics leads nation in Graduate Success Rate
Columbia Athletics tied for the national lead in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) with a combined 99 percent in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's 2018 report released last month. The report reflects student-athlete data collected from the four-year period from 2008-11.
In Remembrance of Steven Marcus, former dean of Columbia College
On Thursday, December 13 at 4:00 p.m., Columbia College will celebrate the life of Steven Marcus CC’48, GSAS’61, former dean of the College and the George Delacorte Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, who passed away in April 2018.
Navab Fellowship Program established at Columbia College
Columbia College today announced a $6 million gift from Mary Kathryn and Alexander Navab CC’87 to establish the Navab Fellowship Program, which will provide funding for 40 full-time Columbia College student internships with non-profit and for-profit organizations annually beginning in Summer 2019.
Denouncing racism on campus
We write to you to unequivocally denounce a deeply disturbing racially charged incident involving Columbia undergraduates that took place in front of Butler Library and JJ’s Place early this morning.
Lisa Carnoy CC’89 becomes first woman to receive Alexander Hamilton Medal
Lisa L. Carnoy CC’89, co-chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, became the first woman to be awarded the Alexander Hamilton Medal in the 71st year of the award’s inception.