Senior Columns

Former Spectator staff share their experiences and thoughts before graduation. Today we hear from Maggie Astor, Angela Radulescu, and Scott Levi.

By Scott Levi, Maggie Astor, and Angela Radulescu | Apr 26 12:03 am ET

Senior Column: The Hardy Boy of Spec

Scott Levi believes that his days at Spectator gave him strength.

By Scott Levi | Apr 25 09:25 pm ET

Los activistas y los políticos se oponen al plan de demolición por Columbia

Aunque la Universidad de Columbia ya ha obtenido un permiso para demoler tres “brownstones” reconocidos por el estado de Nueva York como edificios de importancia histórica, los vecinos dedicados a la preservación arquitectónica dijeron el jueves que no se darán por vencidos sin luchar.

Organizaciones comunitarias y políticos locales se reunieron el jueves por la noche para hablar sobre estrategias de parar la demolición inminente de los tres edificios, de los cuales la Universidad es dueña y que están situados en la calle 115 entre la Avenida Amsterdam y Morningside Drive.

By Terence Helsel, Scott Levi, and Nicholas Bloom | Feb 11 04:46 pm ET

Columbia launches new Global Centers

The University is building up its Beijing presence.

By Scott Levi | Dec 1 02:05 am ET

School of General Studies struggles with financial aid

Even after aggressive fundraising and significant increases in the annual budget reserved for financial aid, the average debt of a General Studies graduate continues to grow.

By Scott Levi | Nov 30 01:13 am ET

Columbia plans new global centers

As the University develops its recently launched centers abroad and plans to build new ones in Europe and South Asia, Columbia must manage an increasingly complex set of interactions among the University’s international institutions.

By Scott Levi | Oct 18 10:35 pm ET

How to survive—and love—the Core Curriculum

The subject of constant philosophical and pedagogical debate, the Core unites students in Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and define the University’s undergraduate mission of cultivating critical thinking. Amid the myriad Core experiences, one thing remains clear: Everyone discovers at least one aspect that stretches his cultural knowledge, productively contextualizes her political views, or exposes his previously unknown love for classical literature.

By Scott Levi | Sep 1 12:25 am ET

Senior Profile: Katie Goble, BC

Like all neuroscience and behavior majors, Kathleen Goble racks her brain with questions on, well, the brain. But Goble, unlike most others, can do it all in Spanish.

By Scott Levi | May 19 04:54 pm ET

Senior Profile: Jacob Matilsky, GS

Campus activist Jacob Matilsky has had to deal with his fair share of political fires at Columbia. But fires are nothing for him.

By Scott Levi | May 19 04:47 pm ET

Clinton addresses Barnard graduates, calling for 'digital diplomacy'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the Barnard class of 2009 to engage in “citizen diplomacy,” playing on her position in foreign affairs, at the school’s Class Day on Monday.

By Scott Levi | May 18 10:30 pm ET