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The Atlantic said ‘elite’ college students ‘can’t read books.’ …
Nov 21, 2024 · To make her argument about “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” Rose Horowitch, assistant editor at The Atlantic, opens her contentious _source=twitter">article</a> with a vignette about Columbia’s Literature Humanities course, and the students who, according to the piece, are not properly equipped to read entire books.
Columbia admits 2,319 students to class of 2028, acceptance rate …
Mar 28, 2024 · Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science released regular decisions for the class of 2028 on Thursday, admitting 2,319 students of 60,248 applicants, according to a press release from Columbia Undergraduate Admissions.
Twenty-five attorneys general sign letter to Armstrong expressing ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Administration Twenty-five attorneys general sign letter to Armstrong expressing concerns about antisemitism on campus The letter denounced “antisemitic rhetoric” from pro-Palestinian groups and encouraged interim University President Katrina Armstrong to resist calls for divestment from Israel.
Columbia Giving Day donations down significantly amid donor crisis
Oct 3, 2024 · Total donations declined for 22 out of 30 schools, programs, and institutions across the University from the previous Giving Day fundraiser. The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia Business School, and the School of the Arts saw the largest drops, all over 75 percent, in total donations.
Columbia ranks No. 13 in U.S. News rankings, falling one spot
Sep 25, 2024 · Last year, the University became the first Ivy League school to withdraw from submitting data to the undergraduate U.S. News rankings. The decision was part of a trend that resulted in a 5.4 percentage point decrease in the number of schools sharing their data with the publication since 2022. As a result, U.S. News has increasingly used data from the Department of Education’s College ...
University condemns ‘calls for violence’ on campus following …
Oct 11, 2024 · CUAD’s Tuesday statement clarified that its previous apology “does not represent Khymani or CUAD’s values or political lines.” The coalition added an apology to James for “purposefully playing into the media and the public’s neo-liberal cooptation of [their] encampments and [their] movement for Palestinian liberation."
Football suffers heartbreaking Homecoming defeat against …
Oct 27, 2024 · After a scoreless first quarter, Columbia tried to gain some momentum after forcing Dartmouth to punt. Following a short rush by senior running back Joey Giorgi, Dartmouth intercepted a pass bobbled by junior wide receiver Edan Stagg and then returned the ball 28 yards to the Columbia 20.
Court approves Columbia settlement for $24 million in class action ...
Jul 31, 2024 · The total settlement class across universities named in the suit is over 200,000 students. The average class member will receive about $2,000, assuming that roughly half of the settlement class will submit timely claims and that the money that the court will award in attorneys’ fees and costs is as requested, according to the Financial Aid Antitrust Settlement’s website.
‘Best moment of my life’: A look inside an emotional 48 hours for …
Mar 19, 2024 · As fans donning Columbia Blue slowly filed out of Levien Gymnasium on Saturday, it seemed as though Columbia women’s basketball would suffer heartbreak once again, just barely missing out on the Big Dance for a -1000-point-club/"> second consecutive season</a>.