Amber Tunnell

Grad schools develop plans to diversify

Twelve of 14 schools have submitted plans to enhance faculty and pipeline diversity, a concern that both faculty and students say is of the highest priority.

By Amber Tunnell | Feb 2 03:44 am ET

No-loan financial aid policy being reviewed

Top administrators are starting to review the financial aid enhancements announced in 2008.

By Sammy Roth and Amber Tunnell | Dec 8 05:22 am ET

CU backpedals on fringe benefits cuts

“The recommended changes in April were a disaster. Columbia would have become a second-rate university,” Philosophy professor Christia Mercer said.

By Amber Tunnell | Sep 26 02:06 am ET

New USenate task force may reconsider military on campus

A new USenate task force will examine Columbia's relationship with the military and the Reserve Officers Training Corps, in anticipation of the expected repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

By Amber Tunnell | Dec 22 12:47 am ET

20-foot smoking ban now in effect, CU spreads word

The University won't begin enforcing the smoking ban until it's been properly publicized, administrators say.

By Amber Tunnell | Dec 13 02:47 am ET

Global centers work to include undergrads

Columbia is still working to put programs into place for undergraduates at their global centers.

By Savannah Fletcher and Amber Tunnell | Dec 9 05:00 am ET

POTUS Project, moving slowly, prepares to up efforts

POTUS, the Columbia College Student Council’s effort to get President Barack Obama, CC ’83, to speak at Commencement in May, has held a few events to give students a chance to write personal letters to the president.

By Amber Tunnell | Dec 6 12:25 am ET

USenate passes 20-foot smoking ban, discusses a full ban

After intense debate, the University Senate passed a resolution Friday barring all smoking within 20 feet of campus buildings on the Morningside campus, despite strong enthusiasm for a full campus-wide ban.

By Amber Tunnell | Dec 3 05:50 pm ET

CU looks toward four new global centers

As part of an ongoing initiative, the University hopes to open four more global centers in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kenya, and Brazil.

By Savannah Fletcher and Amber Tunnell | Dec 3 03:37 am ET

University Senate prepares to vote on reduced smoking ban

The University Senate updated its smoking ban policy resolution on Thursday, decreasing the proposed ban to 20 feet of all campus buildings from 50 feet.

By Amber Tunnell | Dec 3 03:15 am ET

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