Parents & Family

Valedictorian, Salutatorian Named

The Columbia College Committee on Honors, Awards and Prizes has announced that Maxim Pinkovskiy ’08 and Julia Kalow ’08 will be the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the Class of 2008. [ more ]

The Beat Goes On: Applications Up, Selectivity Down

Once again, applications to the College are up and the selectivity rate is down as the Class of 2012 continues a trend that has been going on for more than a decade. Applications rose by 5.7 percent, to 19,116, for roughly 1,050 places in the Class of 2012. The College’s overall admit rate, or selectivity, was 8.68 percent. [ more ]

Students Win Several Leading Fellowships

College students were well-represented among the winners of several national and international fellowships. [ more ]

Frontiers of Science Awarded $200,000 Grant From the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Frontiers of Science, the newest component of the College’s Core Curriculum, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. [ more ]

Columbia Announces Extensive Undergraduate Financial Aid Enhancements

Columbia has announced today major changes in the financial aid it provides to students and their families. Beginning in the fall of 2008, student loans will be replaced by grants across all income bands, parental contributions for families with incomes below $60,000 will be eliminated, and families with incomes between $60,000 and $100,000 will have their parental contributions significantly reduced. [ more ]

Five Distinguished Alumni Receive John Jay Awards

More than 600 alumni, students, faculty, administrators and guests filled Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on March 5, as the College honored five of its most accomplished alumni with John Jay Awards for distinguished professional achievement: Barry Bergdoll ’77, Alexandra Wallace Creed ’88, Robert L. Friedman ’64, Jonathan S. Lavine ’88 and Ronald F. Mason Jr. ’74. [ more ]

Students to Alumni: Class Day, Commencement 2007

More than 1,000 members of the Class of 2007 joined the ranks of Columbia College alumni following Class Day ceremonies on May 15 and Commencement on May 16. [ more ]