Columbia College Students

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 ]

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 ]

Mark E. Kingdon ’71 Receives Alexander Hamilton Award

Mark E. Kingdon ’71, a University trustee and investment manager, received the Alexander Hamilton Award at a black-tie dinner in Low Library Rotunda on November 15. The award, for distinguished service and accomplishment, is presented by the Columbia College Alumni Association and is the highest honor the College bestows. [ more ]