Phoebe Lytle

Schaffler, dean of financial aid, to step down

Laurie Schaffler, GS ’92, is moving to Seattle to live near her two daughters, one of whom is pregnant with Schaffler’s first grandchild.

At Levien, all-male practice squad helps women's basketball prepare

A group of athletic Columbia students comprise a practice squad which takes the court several times a week to help women's basketball prepare for its upcoming games.

Commencement 2011: SEAS speakers provide wide-ranging advice to graduates

Ralph Izzo stressed the need for graduating SEAS students to take on issues of social responsibility as they begin their post-college careers.

Senior profile: Heidi Ahmed

SEAS graduate Heidi Ahmed was always smiling—whether she was working on her biomedical engineering project or for Engineering Student Council.

Senior profile: Nathan Miller

Computer science major Nathan Miller's interests expand well beyond programming to Talmud and bowling.

Senior profile: Ace Patterson

Known as Tha Pyro, Anthony "Ace" Patterson applied to Columbia on a whim and ended up opening for Snoop Dogg at Bacchanal.

Senior profile: John McClelland

John McClelland, GS '11, came to Columbia to challenge himself after spending over four years in the Army.

Commencement 2011: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talks about lack of women in top jobs

Sheryl Sandberg, a senior executive at Facebook, told Barnard graduates they must make women a stronger force in the corporate world.

Commencement 2011: For CC grads, it’s all about the big questions

At Columbia College Class Day, Alexandra Wallace-Creed talked to graduates about how curiosity underpinned her journey to professional success.