2011-12 in Review: On academics and the Core

By William Theodore de Bary, Roderick Cooke, Jacob Andreas, and Editorial Board | May 5 05:51 pm ET

Scientific theories debunked

Scribble outside the lines when it comes to your class selection.

By Jeremy Liss | Apr 6 12:17 am ET

Comp sci majors increase by 12 percent, reflecting national trend

It’s a realization by students that "if you don’t have some rooting in information and computer science, no matter what your field of endeavor is, you’re not going to be competitive,” one computer science professor said.

By Jeremy Budd | Feb 7 04:03 am ET

The undergraduate lament

Learning is much more important to us beyond getting us a job–but why?

By Emily Tamkin | Oct 9 08:11 pm ET

Black and Blue and White

By Amalia Rinehart | Oct 2 10:19 pm ET

Academics

From cheating to the Core, faculty and students weigh in on classes.

By Lanbo Zhang, Jelani Harvey, Derek Turner, David Helfand, and Christia Mercer | May 8 06:19 pm ET

The truth about opinions

Behind every opinion, there's a personal story.

By Zeba Ahmad | Apr 27 07:38 pm ET

The Repressed Columbian Masses

Our campus is full of repressed people. Though our peers seem to be thriving in their lives in Morningside, they have bottled-up urges and needs that rarely achieve fulfillment.

By Derek Turner | Apr 21 08:22 pm ET

Whether the weather affects Columbia study habits

Is reading for Lit Hum easier while sunbathing on the steps of Low or curled up with a cup of hot cocoa?

By Emily Kwong | Jan 25 12:27 am ET

Academics expand with globalization, contract with budget cuts

When Barnard history professor Owen Gutfreund, the popular, long-time director of the school’s urban studies program, was denied tenure in December 2007, many students and faculty argued that he deserved better. But in fall 2008, Gutfreund received news suggesting his fate had been rewritten.

By Scott Levi and Amber Tunnell | May 9 09:47 pm ET