Milstein Receives
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Robin Yerkes Horton
  '01
John Metaxas '80

Packer-Bayliss
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Heidi Pomfret '92
Howard Selinger '71
 
   

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Jester Holds Court Again
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To Pay Off Her Student Loans, Dunphy Tries for Miss America
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MARSHALL: While preparing his application for a Marshall Scholarship, Daniel Immerwahr '02 stayed focused by keeping a list of forbidden activities that might distract him from the application. His dedication paid off when, on November 17, he was one of 40 students nationwide to be awarded Marshall Scholarships, which cover the expenses of studying at any university in the United Kingdom for two years. He is the sixth Columbia University student to be awarded the scholarship in five years.

A history and philosophy double major, Immerwahr prepared his scholarship application while he was writing his philosophy thesis, which concerns the philosophy of history, or "what we do when we talk about the past." His goal is to be an historian, and although his primary interest lies in United States history, he told the Spectator that he "wants to try lots of different areas before focusing on one." He also aspires to teach, and has already gained valuable experience by serving as an Arthur Rose Teaching Fellow at Columbia, assisting with a class in Renaissance and Reformation history.

Immerwahr shared his interests by co-founding the Undergraduate Philosophy Forum last year, which he describes as an informal setting "through which undergraduates can talk about philosophy." Immerwahr views himself not just as a teacher, philosopher and historian but as an activist, as well. History, for him, "is not just a scholarly activity but also a form of activism — capable of changing the present through inquiry into the past."

EARLY RETURNS: Early decision applications rose 6.5 percent to 1,596 for the Class of 2006 from 1,498 for the Class of 2005. This continues the upward trend in early decision applications of recent years and the tapering of the percentage of increase. Early decision applications rose by 14.9 percent two years ago and 12.6 percent last year.

It is unclear what impact the World Trade Center tragedy had on these numbers. The increase in applications might indicate little or no impact; the lessening of the percentage of increase could be taken as an indication that some high school students and/or parents might be wary of New York City.

According to the admissions office, approximately 29 percent of early decision applicants are accepted, and they will make up roughly 47 percent of the incoming class — a similar proportion as in recent years.

FISCAL GAINS: Columbia did better than many of its peers when it came to endowment investing in fiscal year 2001, according to an article in the October 19 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The University ranked eighth on a list of the institutions with the top 25 endowments, and showed a 1.4 percent gain for the year ending June 30, 2001. Columbia's $4.3 billion endowment held steady from 2000.

Only two other institutions in the top 10 posted gains (Yale and Princeton), and the Chronicle predicted that the 2001 fiscal year will most likely go down as higher education's worst ever. The financial situation for many institutions is expected to be even more difficult in light of the attacks of September 11.

The Chronicle's survey this fall of 50 colleges — the 25 institutions with the largest endowments, as ranked by The National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, D.C., and 25 others — indicated that the funds of at least 37 institutions had posted negative return rates for the 2001 fiscal year. And Commonfund, which manages $30 billion on behalf of colleges and other nonprofits, indicated in the article that based on a survey it conducted, 39 of 53 respondents reported flat or negative returns for the fiscal year.

CORE AWARDS: Kathy Eden, Mark Van Doren Professor of Humanities, and David Johnston, Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization, will share the 2001 Award for Distinguished Service to the Core Curriculum. Eden, who won the Great Teacher Award in 1998 and the Mark Van Doren Award in 2001, is serving her second term as chair of the Literature Humanities course. Johnston, a political science professor who has taught the Contemporary Civilization course since the 1980s, is credited with improving teacher training and instruction in the course during his term in the mid-1990s. The two received their awards at a ceremony held in the Heyman Center for the Humanities on November 27. President George Rupp, Dean Austin Quigley and Vice President of the Arts and Sciences David Cohen spoke at the annual ceremony, which is organized by the Heyman Center.

MOURNED: The entire Columbia community mourns the passing of Nicholas Kemnitzer '03 of Shepherdstown, W.Va., on November 9, and extends its sympathy to his family and friends. Kemnitzer, a history major, was the host of a weekly show on WBAR, which allowed him to pursue his interest in music. Nick, as friends called him, had celebrated his 21st birthday on November 1. A memorial service was held on November 13 at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in North Tarrytown, N.Y.

Around the Quads
 

Klein, McDavid, Lung, Johnson to Receive John Jay Awards
September 11 Recovery Efforts Continue
Columbia Expands Online Offerings
Jester Holds Court Again
Columbia Undertakes NCAA Certification
Celebrating WKCR's 60th Anniversary

To Pay Off Her Student Loans, Dunphy Tries for Miss America
• Campus Bulletins
Roar, Lion, Roar
Alumni Bulletins
Transitions
In Memoriam

 
 
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