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Obama to announce expansion of young leaders program to US

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Columbia University president names Jelani Cobb new dean of journalism school

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She’s on her way to becoming the first Black female chess master in the US

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Columbia University acknowledges ties to slavery, KKK incident with historical markers

Columbia will add historical markers to four residence halls to celebrate the Black students who lived there in the early 20th century.
/ April 22, 2022

Study: Redlining tied to more oil, gas wells in urban areas

The research suggests that ongoing health risks in vulnerable communities are at least partly tied to historical structural racism.
/ April 21, 2022

Columbia professor suspended after tweet about model’s ‘freak of nature’ dark skin

Psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman referred to fashion model Nyakim Gatwech as a “freak of nature” due to her dark skin in a since-deleted tweet.
/ February 26, 2022
Columbia University Cancels Classes For Two Days After Faculty Member Is Exposed To Coronavirus

Sixteen top universities conspired to limit student financial aid, new lawsuit claims

Attorneys say colleges including Columbia, Georgetown and MIT have overcharged 170,000 financial-aid recipients by ‘hundreds of millions.’
/ January 10, 2022

Columbia University should keep Jefferson statue — and erect Sally Hemings beside it

OPINION: Removing a Thomas Jefferson statue is just a performative action to circumvent having informed discussions on race in America.
/ October 28, 2021

Dr. Jason Wingard to be first Black president at Temple University in 137-year history

Mitchell Morgan, chair of the Temple trustees’ board, said Wingard was chosen because he has a vision for the future of education.
/ June 9, 2021

Columbia professor finds work-life balance through recreational drugs

An Ivy-league professor, Carl Hart, is making it his mission to remove the stigma around recreational drug use in America.
/ February 20, 2021