Committee on Instruction

The Committee on Instruction (COI) is responsible for approving proposals for new majors and other academic programs, new courses, and policy changes. The COI also provides leadership on a range of academic matters, consulting with a broad range of faculty, students, and administrators where relevant. The COI is a joint Columbia College and School of General Studies committee.

• Co-Chair: Lisa Rosen-Metsch GS’90, Dean of the School of General Studies and Stephen Smith Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
• Co-Chair: James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor
• Michael I. Como, Toshu Fukami Associate Professor of Shinto Studies in the Department of Religion
• Zoe Crossland, Associate Professor of Anthropology
• Patricia Denison, Senior Lecturer in English
• Steven L. Goldstein, Higgins Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Robert P. W. Hymes, Horace Walpole Carpenter Professor of Oriental Studies
• Laura J. Kaufman, Professor of Chemistry
• Elisabeth Ladenson, Professor of French and Romance Philology
• Dorothea Lasky, Associate Professor of Writing
• Szabolcs Marka, Walter O. LeCroy Jr. Associate Professor of Physics
• Marc Van De Mieroop, Professor of History
• Barclay Morrison, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Programs for Columbia Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Dustin R. Rubenstein, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• Katja Vogt, Professor of Philosophy

Student Representatives

• Zoey Chopra ’18
• Joseph Dominicus Lap ’18
• Graham Patterson GS’19
• Anne-Julie Revault GS’18

Ex-Officio

• Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College
• Andrew Plaa, Dean of Advising for Columbia College
• Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of General Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Committee on the Core Curriculum

The Committee on the Core (COC) is responsible for all matters regarding the Core Curriculum.

• Chair: Julie Crawford, Mark Van Doren Professor of Humanities and Paul Brooke Program Chair for Literature and Humanities
• Giuseppe Gerbino, Associate Professor of Music
• Patricia E. Grieve, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Professor in the Humanities
• David Helfand, Professor of Astronomy
• Patricia Kitcher, Roberta and William Campbell Professor of the Humanities
• Matthew P. McKelway, Takeo and Itsuko Atsumi Professor of Japanese Art History
• Nicole Wallack, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of English and Comparative Literature and Director of the Undergraduate Writing Program

Student Representatives

• Jeffrey Bailey GS’18
• Danny Li ’18
• Zacahary Marcone ’19
• Mohamad Ali F. Saadeddin ’20

Ex-Officio

• Toni Gunthrope-Hardee, Associate Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum
• Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College
• Ivana Hughes, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemistry
• Roosevelt Montás, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College and Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum
• Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of General Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
• James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor

Committee on Science Instruction

The Committee on Science Instruction (COSI) is responsible for all matters relating to the science requirement and providing leadership on matters related to undergraduate science education.

• Chair: Kevin L. Griffin, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• Tulle Hazelrigg, Professor of Biological Sciences
• David Helfand, Professor of Astronomy
• Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College
• Ivana Hughes, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemistry
• Peter B. Kelemen, Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Amy Kohn, Associate Director of Academic Affairs for Columbia College
• Jae Woo Lee, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science
• Shaw-Hwa Lo, Professor of Statistics and of Biostatistics
• Caroline Marvin, Lecturer in the Discipline of Psychology
• Roosevelt Montás, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College and Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum
• John A. Parsons, Professor of Physics
• Karen Phillips, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemistry
• Mary E. Putman, Professor of Astronomy
• Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of General Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
• Ovidiu Savin, Professor of Mathematics
• James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor

Student Representatives

• Kevin Graves GS’ 18
• Thomas Morgan Li ’20

Committee on the Global Core

The Committee on the Global Core (CGC) is responsible for all matters relating to the Global Core requirement, including determining the list of courses approved for the requirement

• Chair: Patricia E. Grieve, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Professor in the Humanities
• Muhsin Jassim Al-Musawi, Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies
• Courtney J. Bender, Professor of Religion
• Madeleine Dobie, Professor of French and Romance Philology
• Stathis Gourgouris, Professor of Classics and of English and Comparative Literature
• David Lurie, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures
• Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science
• Avinoam Shalem, Riggio Professor of Art History
• Wei Shang, Wm. Theodore and Fanny Brett de Bary and Class of 1941 Collegiate Professor of Asian Humanities and Du Family Professor of Chinese Culture

Student Representatives

• Lucas Haugeberg GS’18
• Omar Khan’ 18

Ex-Officio

• Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College
• Roosevelt Montás, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College and Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum
• Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of General Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
• James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor

Educational Policy and Planning Committee

The Educational Policy and Planning Committee coordinates educational policy across the schools that make up Arts & Sciences. Each semester, the committee sets its agenda in consultation with the Executive Committee of the Arts & Sciences, and summarizes the results of its deliberations to the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. The committee is advisory to the Executive Committee and also collaborates closely with the Policy and Planning Committee.

• Chair: Michele Moody-Adams, Joseph Straus Professor of Political Philosophy and Legal Theory
• Manan Ahmed, Assistant Professor of History
• Carlos Alonso, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor in the Humanities
• Peter Awn, Professor of Religion
• Susan Bernofsky, Associate Professor of Writing
• Angelo Cacciuto, Associate Professor of Chemistry
• Julie Crawford, Mark Van Doren Professor of Humanities and Paul Brooke Program Chair for Literature and Humanities
• Madeleine Dobie, Professor of French and Romance Philology
• Susan Elmes, Andrew Barth Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Economics
• Patricia E. Grieve, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Professor in the Humanities
• Kevin L. Griffin, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• David Madigan, Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Professor of Statistics
• Barclay Morrison, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Programs for Columbia Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Sharyn O’Halloran, George Blumenthal Professor of Political Economics and Professor of International and Public Affairs
• James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor
• Gregory J. Wawro, Professor of Political Science

Student Representatives

• Zachary T. Boughner ’19
• Lisa Juliane Kahl GSAS’19
• Augustine Siyu Zhou, GS’18

Planning and Policy Committee Representatives

• David Helfand, Professor of Astronomy
• Seth R. Schwartz, Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Classical Jewish Civilization
• Joshua D. Whitford, Associate Professor of Sociology

Ex-Officio

• Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Affairs for Columbia College
• Rose Razaghian, Dean of Academic Planning and Governance
• Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of General Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
• Catherine Ross, Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
• Andrea Solomon, Vice Dean and Dean of Academic Affairs for Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Lecturer in the Discipline of English and Comparative Literature

Columbia College Student Council

The Columbia College Student Council is the elected undergraduate student government, representing the interests of all College students. CCSC comprises a five-person executive board, four standing committees and four class councils. The council’s primary goal is to address issues important to the campus community, plan events and programming for students and serve as a liaison between students and University administration. CCSC is also responsible for the allocation of student-life fees to various Columbia governing boards and to student organizations through co-sponsorships.

• Nathan D. Rosin ’18, Student Body President
• Alexander Cedar ’19, VP of Campus Life
• Sreya Pinnamaneni ’20, VP of Communications
• Adam K. Resheff ’19, VP of Finance
• Nicole R. Allicock ’18, VP of Policy
• Dafne Murillo ’19, Academic Affairs Representative
• Maria F. Martinez ’18, Alumni Affairs Representative
• Elise M. Fuller ’19, Inclusivity and Equity Representative
• Patricia R. Granda-Malaver ’20, Pre-Professional Representative
• David Shan ’19, Sandwich Ambassador
• Aaron Fisher ’18, Student Services Representative
• Jordan Singer ’19, Student Services Representative

Class of 2018

• John P. Avendano ’18, President
• Emily H. Lavine ’18, Vice President
• Lord J. Hyeamang ’19, Representative
• Nicole L. Felmus ’18, Representative
• Matthew J. Neky ’18, Representative

Class of 2019

• Mina Mahmood ’19, President
• David M. Kaminsky ’19, Vice President
• Tarek A. Deida ’19, Representative
• George Jiang ’19, Representative
• Elisa B. Kong ’19, Representative

Class of 2020

• Siddharth Singh ’20, President
• James G. Ritchie ’20, Vice President
• Grant S. Pace ’20, Representative
• Danielle Resheff ’20, Representative
• Astrid B. Walker-Stewart ’20, Representative

Class of 2021

• Prem Thakker ’21, President
• Skye K. Bork ’21, Vice President
• Ramsay W. Eyre ’21, Representative
• Aja I. Johnson ’21, Representative
• Sarah A. Radway ’21, Representative

Representatives to the Columbia University Senate

Three College students elected to the University Senate sit ex officio on the CCSC. The Senate is a University-wide legislature that represents faculty, students and other constituencies and makes policy on a range of issues that affect the entire University or more than one school.

• Omar S. Khan ’18
• James W. Rappaport ’18
• Joshua M. Schenk ’19

Academic Awards Committee

This committee is part of the Columbia College Student Council and is responsible for selecting the winners of the Lionel Trilling Book Award and Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching.

• Anvita Budhraja ’18, Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching Chair
• Adam J. Elkhadem ’18, Lionel Trilling Book Award Chair
• Julian A. Yano ’18, External Communications Chair
• Veronica Brusilovski ’19, Internal Communications Chair
• Audrey B. Andrews ’18
• Ayda Basaran ’19
• Zoey Chopra ’18
• John Park ’19
• Alangoya Tezel ’18
• Andy Xie ’19