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After 11 years as Columbia College dean, James J. Valentini reflects on his life and career.
Effective July 1, 2022, Josef Sorett, Professor of Religion and African American and African Diaspora Studies, Chair of the Department of Religion, and Director of CARSS, will serve as the next Dean of Columbia College and Vice President of Undergraduate Education.
The College joyfully returns to in-person Class Day celebrations after three years.
The dean was honored with the Alexander Hamilton Medal at a special gathering of alumni, faculty, students and staff on April 27.
“I am excited to continue fulfilling the program’s mission to combine humanistic thinking with outward-facing social justice work here in New York City."
On April 13, more than 100 students were honored for their leadership and involvement on campus at the 2022 Leadership and Excellence Awards ceremony in Low Rotunda.
Jonathan Tanaka CC’23 has been so energized by his experiences with faculty that his goal is to go into academia, to consider the intersections between mathematical logic and analytical philosophy.
The award-winning composer, arranger and orchestrator will deliver the keynote speech for the Class of 2022.
More than 200 guests gathered on March 29 at Faculty House for the Dean's Scholarship Reception, where students and donors had the chance to meet over dinner.