Columbia College today announced a $6 million gift from Mary Kathryn and Alexander Navab CC’87 to establish the Navab Fellowship Program, which will provide funding for 40 full-time Columbia College student internships with non-profit and for-profit organizations annually beginning in Summer 2019.
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Denouncing racism on campus
December 9, 2018
We write to you to unequivocally denounce a deeply disturbing racially charged incident involving Columbia undergraduates that took place in front of Butler Library and JJ’s Place early this morning.
Lisa Carnoy CC’89 becomes first woman to receive Alexander Hamilton Medal
December 4, 2018
Lisa L. Carnoy CC’89, co-chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, became the first woman to be awarded the Alexander Hamilton Medal in the 71st year of the award’s inception.
Thirteen Columbia College alumni inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame
October 19, 2018
Thirteen Columbia College alumni were inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Five College alumni receive Princeton in Asia fellowships
October 18, 2018
Five Columbia College alumni recently received fellowships to spend a year in Asia through the Princeton in Asia program.
Arthur Ashkin CC'47 Wins Nobel Prize in Physics
October 9, 2018
Arthur Ashkin CC'47 is the latest recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics. His notable scientific career might have earned him the title of "father of laser radiation pressure,” but when he won the Nobel for his groundbreaking invention of “optical tweezers,” which use lasers to trap and manipulate tiny particles in beams of light, he simply referred to himself in an interview with NJ.com as “an old geezer.”