Cindy del Rosario-Tapan
Executive Director of Communications and Media Relations
Columbia College
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Posted in Alumni
Welcome, Class of 2021
Friday, September 8, 2017
New students in the Class of 2021 arrived on campus on August 27, greeted by cheering New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) leaders who helped them move into their residence halls. Later that evening, the Class of 2021 began its Columbia journey under white tents on Low Plaza at Convocation. Following a procession of faculty, alumni marched with banners representing their class decades in the Alumni Procession to demonstrate to new arrivals their lifelong connection.
Two College alumni elected to Columbia University Board of Trustees
Friday, September 8, 2017
Columbia University announced that Alexander “Alex” Navab CC’87, a partner and former head of the Americas Private Equity business at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Li Lu CC’96, LAW’96, BUS’96, founding general partner at Himalaya Capital, have been elected to its Board of Trustees.
Columbia College alumnae make U.S. women’s fencing history
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Former Columbia Fencing team members Nicole Ross CC’13, Nzingha Prescod CC’15 and Margaret Lu CC’17 made history when they — together with fencer Lee Kiefer — received a silver medal in the team foil event at the 2017 FIE World Championships in Fencing, the best result in a team foil event for U.S. women in world championships history.
Columbia College mourns the loss of Wm. Theodore de Bary CC’41, GSAS’53
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Columbia College mourns the loss of Wm. Theodore de Bary CC’41, GSAS’53, the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and provost emeritus. He was 97.
Anneliese Mesa-Jonassen CC’17 wins Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship
Monday, June 12, 2017
Anneliese Mesa-Jonassen CC’17, originally from Pleasantville, NY, has been awarded a prestigious Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship. The fellowship provides $19,000 to support students in the visual and fine arts, including art history, conservation, studio art and photography, for travel and living expenses outside the United States.
Class of 2017 celebrates Class Day and University Commencement
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
The sun shone on Class Day 2017, with 1,172 seniors joining the ranks of College alumni.
Professors Elizabeth Povinelli and Caterina Luigia Pizzigoni to receive student awards for teaching and publishing
Friday, April 7, 2017
The Academic Awards Committee of Columbia College is pleased to announce the 2017 winners of the student-nominated Lionel Trilling Book Award and Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching.
Neil Gorsuch CC’88 confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States
Friday, April 7, 2017
Neil Gorsuch CC’88, a former judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, has been confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Sheena Wright CC’90, President and CEO of United Way of New York City, Named Class Day Speaker
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Columbia College is pleased to announce that Sheena Wright CC’90, LAW’94, president and CEO of United Way of New York City (UWNYC), which seeks to improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers, will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 Columbia College Class Day ceremony.
Columbia announces comprehensive assessment of undergraduate health and wellness resources
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
President Lee C. Bollinger has appointed James J. Valentini, dean of Columbia College and vice president for undergraduate education, to lead a Steering Group on Mental Health, focused on Columbia’s undergraduate community.