Cindy del Rosario-Tapan
Executive Director of Communications and Media Relations
Columbia College
(212) 851-0291
c.tapan@columbia.edu
News and Updates for Mar 2009
Three Students Win Goldwater Scholarships
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Three College students were awarded Goldwater Scholarships, the most prestigious prizes for undergraduates planning to pursue Ph.D.s in science and math.
Five College Alumni Honored at John Jay Awards Dinner
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A festive crowd of more than 350 alumni, students, faculty, and family and friends packed Low Rotunda on March 10 for the 2009 John Jay Award Dinner.
The award recipients were actress Maggie Gyllenhaal '99, NAACP president Benjamin Jealous '94, Progenics CEO and CSO Dr. Paul Maddon '81, mortgage executive Thomas Francis Marano '83 and sculptor Gregory Wyatt '71.
View the photo gallery.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. ’73, ’76L To Be 2009 Class Day Speaker
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. '73, '76L will address the Class of 2009 on Class Day, Tuesday, May 19, on the South Lawn.
Fulbright Information Session
Monday, March 9, 2009
Learn about various Fulbright Scholarship opportunities for post graduation.
Julius Genachowski '85 Selected to Head FCC
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Julius Genachowski '85, a technology expert who was former legal counsel to ex-FCC chairman Reed Hundt, has been selected by President Barack Obama '83 to head that agency.