query: where is the columbia university located?

title: The School at Columbia University

text: The School at Columbia University The School at Columbia University is a private K-8 school affiliated with Columbia University. Students are drawn equally from the Morningside Heights, Manhattan/Upper West Side/Harlem community and from the faculty and staff of the university. Currently there are three divisions: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5) and Middle (6-8). Each division has its own Division Head and there is one Head of School. It is located at 110th Street and Broadway in the New York City borough of Manhattan. In 2000, Columbia University decided to develop a school that would serve the needs of its faculty and

title: Columbia University School of the Arts

text: Columbia University School of the Arts The Columbia University School of the Arts, also known simply as the School of the Arts or as SoA, is the graduate school of the university that offers programs in the fine arts. It offers the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in Film, Visual Arts, Theatre and Writing, as well as the Master of Arts (MA) degree in Film Studies. It works closely with the Arts Initiative at Columbia University (CUArts) and organizes the Columbia University Film Festival. Founded in 1948, the school is located in Morningside Heights, New York. A world-renowned film

title: Columbia University

text: the U.S. and four hospitals overseas. Health-related schools are located at the Columbia University Medical Center, a campus located in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, fifty blocks uptown. Other teaching hospitals affiliated with Columbia through the NewYork-Presbyterian network include the Payne Whitney Clinic in Manhattan, and the Payne Whitney Westchester, a psychiatric institute located in White Plains, New York. On the northern tip of Manhattan island (in the neighborhood of Inwood), Columbia owns Baker Field, which includes the Lawrence A. Wien Stadium as well as facilities for field sports, outdoor track, and tennis. There is a third campus on the

title: Columbia University Libraries

text: shelving facility, located in Plainsboro, New Jersey, with the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (RECAP), which includes the New York Public Library and the library system of Princeton University. Low Memorial Library, a prominent building on Columbia's campus emblazoned with the inscription "The Library of Columbia University", is no longer a main library, serving instead as the university's administrative center. It was the university's central library from the 1890s to the 1930s, when due to shortage of space it was supplanted by Butler Library. The Columbia University Archives collection, formerly housed in Low Library, is now located within the Rare

title: Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University

text: epidemiology, substance abuse, and anti-microbial resistance. Columbia’s Department of Epidemiology is organized into research units: chronic disease epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, injury epidemiology, psychiatric/neurologic epidemiology, social epidemiology, and substance abuse epidemiology. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University The Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University is one of six departments at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, located on the Columbia University Medical Center campus in New York City. It offers five graduate degrees, several doctoral and post-doctoral training programs, and holds a summer institute. The department is among the largest of its kind and hosts a grand rounds on

title: Columbia University

text: Columbia University Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Established in 1754, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence, seven of which belong to the Ivy League. It has been ranked by numerous major education publications as among the top ten universities in the world. Columbia was established as King's College by royal

text: Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University The Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University is one of six departments at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, located on the Columbia University Medical Center campus in New York City. It offers five graduate degrees, several doctoral and post-doctoral training programs, and holds a summer institute. The department is among the largest of its kind and hosts a grand rounds on various public health issues and current epidemiologic topics. The department’s research strengths include cancer epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, biologic and social determinants of population health, psychiatric epidemiology, injury epidemiology, and applying methodologic approaches

title: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

text: Berger Award, the Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award and the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. Columbia Journalism School is accredited by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is the journalism school of Columbia University. It is located in Pulitzer Hall on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is the only journalism school in the Ivy League and one of the oldest in the world. It offers four degree programs: 1) master

title: Columbia University Press

text: American university presses to publish in electronic formats, in 1998 the Press founded an online-only site, "Columbia International Affairs Online" (CIAO) and "Columbia Earthscape" (in 2009). In 2011, Columbia University Press bought UK publisher Wallflower Press. Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology, religion, film, and international studies. Founded in 1893, Columbia University Press is notable for publishing reference

title: Columbia University Press

text: Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology, religion, film, and international studies. Founded in 1893, Columbia University Press is notable for publishing reference works, such as "The Columbia Encyclopedia" (1935–present), "The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry" (online as "The Columbia World of Poetry Online") and "The Columbia Gazetteer of the World" (also online) and for publishing music. First among

text: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is the journalism school of Columbia University. It is located in Pulitzer Hall on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is the only journalism school in the Ivy League and one of the oldest in the world. It offers four degree programs: 1) master of science; 2) master of arts; 3) a variety of dual degrees, including a master of science in journalism and computer science; and 4) a doctor of philosophy in communications. The school

title: Studebaker Building (Columbia University)

text: History), offices, and small manufacturing facilities such as the Madame Alexander doll company. In the late 1980s, Columbia University began to rent office space there and subsequently bought the building. In 2007, most of the Finance department for the University, including the Student Financial Services department, moved to the Studebaker Building from the historic Kent Hall. Studebaker Building (Columbia University) The Studebaker Building is located at 615 West 131st Street, between Broadway and 12th Avenue, and between 131st and 132nd Streets, in the Manhattanville section of the Upper West Side in New York City. It is in the northeast quadrant

title: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

text: University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Columbia University College of Dental Medicine The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, often abbreviated CDM, is one of the twenty graduate and professional schools of Columbia University. It is located at 630 West 168th Street in Manhattan, New York City. According to American Dental Education Association, CDM is one of the most selective dental schools in the United States based on average DAT score, GPA, and acceptance rate. In 2014, 2,029 people applied for 80 positions in its entering class. The median undergraduate GPA and average DAT score for successful applicants in 2014 were

title: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

text: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, is the public health graduate school of Columbia University. Located at 722 West 168th Street on the Columbia University Medical Center campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a school of public health recognized by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Mailman School is considered a preeminent school of public health in the United States. The School of Public Health began in 1922 as the DeLamar Institute of Public Health. It became an official school within the university in

text: Studebaker Building (Columbia University) The Studebaker Building is located at 615 West 131st Street, between Broadway and 12th Avenue, and between 131st and 132nd Streets, in the Manhattanville section of the Upper West Side in New York City. It is in the northeast quadrant of the proposed Manhattanville Campus of Columbia University. It is four blocks away from the 125th Street stop on the 1 subway train, and the subway station at 125 Street and St. Nicholas Avenue has stops for the A, B, C and D trains. The area is also served by the M4, M5 and M104 buses.

text: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, often abbreviated CDM, is one of the twenty graduate and professional schools of Columbia University. It is located at 630 West 168th Street in Manhattan, New York City. According to American Dental Education Association, CDM is one of the most selective dental schools in the United States based on average DAT score, GPA, and acceptance rate. In 2014, 2,029 people applied for 80 positions in its entering class. The median undergraduate GPA and average DAT score for successful applicants in 2014 were 3.7 and 23, respectively. The

title: Columbia University

text: arts events. "Columbia Magazine" is the alumni magazine of Columbia, serving all 340,000+ of the university's alumni. Arts and literary publications include "The Columbia Review", the nation's oldest college literary magazine; "Columbia", a nationally regarded literary journal; the "Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism"; and "The Mobius Strip", an online arts and literary magazine. "Inside New York" is an annual guidebook to New York City, written, edited, and published by Columbia undergraduates. Through a distribution agreement with Columbia University Press, the book is sold at major retailers and independent bookstores. Columbia is home to numerous undergraduate academic publications. The "Journal of

title: Columbia University

text: with the Liberty Cup. The Liberty Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the football game between Fordham and Columbia Universities, two of the only three NCAA Division I football teams in New York City. The tradition began in 2002, a year after the Fordham-Columbia game was postponed due to the September 11 attacks. Established in 2003 by university president Lee C. Bollinger, the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University provides the opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students alike to listen to world leaders in government, religion, industry, finance, and academia. The World Leaders Forum is a year-around event

title: Columbia University

text: Sciences, the School of the Arts, and the School of Professional Studies were merged into the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, leading to the academic integration and centralized governance of these schools. In 2010, the School of International and Public Affairs, which was previously a part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, became an independent faculty. According to "New York", Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church. The majority of Columbia's graduate and undergraduate studies are conducted in Morningside Heights on Seth Low's late-19th century vision of a university campus where

title: Columbia University

text: all disciplines could be taught at one location. The campus was designed along Beaux-Arts principles by architects McKim, Mead, and White. Columbia's main campus occupies more than six city blocks, or , in Morningside Heights, New York City, a neighborhood that contains a number of academic institutions. The university owns over 7,800 apartments in Morningside Heights, housing faculty, graduate students, and staff. Almost two dozen undergraduate dormitories (purpose-built or converted) are located on campus or in Morningside Heights. Columbia University has an extensive underground tunnel system more than a century old, with the oldest portions predating the present campus. Some

title: Columbia University

text: Times as "the first modern college application." The application required a photograph of the applicant, the maiden name of the applicant's mother, and the applicant's religious background. Columbia University is an independent, privately supported, nonsectarian institution of higher education. Its official corporate name is "The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York." The university's first Charter was granted in 1754 by King George II; however, its modern Charter was first enacted in 1787 and last amended in 1810 by the New York State Legislature. The university is governed by 24 Trustees, customarily including the President, who serves

title: Columbia University Department of Philosophy

text: to take courses offered at these universities. The Graduate School is also a member of the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium (IUDC) which provides for cross-registration among member institutions. Participating schools are CUNY Graduate Center, Fordham University, New School for Social Research, New York University (including the Institute of Fine Arts), Princeton University, Rutgers University, and Stony Brook University. Every year Columbia University and NYU philosophy graduate students organize the "Annual NYU/Columbia Graduate Student Philosophy Conference". Columbia University is also the home of the "Journal of Philosophy". Columbia University Department of Philosophy The Columbia University Department of Philosophy is ranked 9th in

title: Columbia University

text: and "green" building design principles. Columbia is one of the 2030 Challenge Partners, a group of nine universities in the city of New York that have pledged to reduce their greenhouse emissions by 30% within the next ten years. Columbia University adopts LEED standards for all new construction and major renovations. The University requires a minimum of Silver, but through its design and review process seeks to achieve higher levels. This is especially challenging for lab and research buildings with their intensive energy use; however, the university also uses lab design guidelines that seek to maximize energy efficiency while protecting

title: Teachers College, Columbia University

text: Press, founded in 1904, is the national and international book publishing arm of Teachers College and is dedicated to deepening the understanding and improving the practice of education. Teachers College also publishes "The Hechinger Report". Teachers College, Columbia University Teachers College, Columbia University (TC or Columbia University Graduate School of Education) is a graduate school of education, health and psychology in New York City. Founded in 1887, it has served as the Faculty and Department of Education of Columbia University since its affiliation in 1898. Teachers College is the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the United States.

title: Columbia University Libraries

text: Columbia University Libraries Columbia University Libraries is the library system of Columbia University and is one of the top five academic library systems in North America and top ten largest libraries by volumes held. With 11.9 million volumes, over 160,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials, it is the fifth largest academic library in the United States and the largest academic library in the State of New York. The services and collections are organized into 21 libraries and various academic technology centers, including affiliates. The organization employs

title: Teachers College, Columbia University

text: Teachers College, Columbia University Teachers College, Columbia University (TC or Columbia University Graduate School of Education) is a graduate school of education, health and psychology in New York City. Founded in 1887, it has served as the Faculty and Department of Education of Columbia University since its affiliation in 1898. Teachers College is the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the United States. For 2019, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked Teachers College #7 among all graduate schools of education in the United States. In 2008, 2002, 1998, 1997, and 1996 Teachers College was ranked #1 by the

title: 116th Street–Columbia University (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

text: 116th Street–Columbia University (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) 116th Street–Columbia University is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the 1 train at all times. It is located at the intersection of Broadway and 116th Street, just outside the west gate to the main campus of Columbia University and the southeast corner of the Barnard College campus. The express track that passes through the station is currently unused in revenue service. Operation of the first subway began on October 27, 1904, with the opening of the original 28 stations of the

title: History of Columbia University

text: of a crew team by 1873. The first intercollegiate Columbia football game was a 6–3 loss to Rutgers. The "Columbia Daily Spectator" began publication during this period as well, in 1877. In 1896, the trustees officially authorized the use of yet another new name, Columbia University, and today the institution is officially known as "Columbia University in the City of New York." Additionally, the engineering school was renamed the "School of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry." At the same time, university president Seth Low moved the campus again, from 49th Street to its present location, a more spacious (and, at the

title: Columbia University rape controversy

text: was represented by Title IX campus due process attorney Andrew Miltenberg. Federal District Court Judge Gregory H. Woods dismissed the lawsuit but allowed Nungesser to refile an amended suit, which was settled by Columbia in July 2017. Emma Sulkowicz (born October 3, 1992 in New York City), attended The Dalton School on the Upper East Side where they were an A student and competitive fencer. In 2011 they began their undergraduate studies at Columbia University as a visual arts major. Sulkowicz identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. Paul Jonathan Nungesser (German: Nungeßer; born 1991 in Berlin) is a German

title: Columbia University Club of New York

text: by its Board of Governors and maintains its own administrative committees, which are separate and distinct from the administration of the Penn Club. Membership at the Columbia University Club is open to all alumni (and their families) of all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University, as well as undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and administrators. Notable members have included: Columbia University Club of New York The Columbia University Club of New York is a private university alumni club that extends membership to all graduates (and their families) of all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University, as well as

title: Columbia University Club of New York

text: Columbia University Club of New York The Columbia University Club of New York is a private university alumni club that extends membership to all graduates (and their families) of all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University, as well as Columbia undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and administrators. The Club has more than 2,500 Columbia members representing all the schools and affiliates of Columbia University. Members benefit from numerous business and professional opportunities, lectures and social events, and use of the Penn Club of New York City in Midtown Manhattan, which contains a lounge, business center, library, bar, formal and

title: The School at Columbia University

text: and 5. Children of Columbia faculty and staff are chosen through a mix of retention requirements, cross-department representation and a lottery. Children from the community are selected through a random lottery with no screening and every incoming community child is eligible for financial aid on a needs basis. After winning the lottery, parents can schedule a tour the school and children are invited for a 2-hour visit where they spend time in a kindergarten classroom with other applicants The School at Columbia University The School at Columbia University is a private K-8 school affiliated with Columbia University. Students are drawn

title: Columbia International University

text: Columbia International University Columbia International University (CIU) is a Christian institution of higher education located in Columbia, South Carolina. CIU began in 1923 when it was founded as Columbia Bible School. The original purpose was to provide a two-year course of study in biblical studies for local mill workers. By 1927, the decision was made to convert the school into a college and begin offering bachelor's degrees in Bible. A location in downtown Columbia was established and the first dean (later president) of the college was chosen. The school continued to grow and eventually required a new campus. The college

title: University of Northern British Columbia

text: University of Northern British Columbia The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, research-intensive university, the main campus of which is located in Prince George, British Columbia. UNBC also has regional campuses in the northern British Columbia cities of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and Fort St. John. The enabling legislation is the "University of Northern British Columbia Act 1996". In the 2013-2014 academic year, 4,020 students were enrolled at UNBC. In 2015 and, 2016 UNBC was ranked as the number one university of its size in Canada in the Primarily Undergraduate category by Maclean's Magazine. As of 2017,

title: Hamilton Hall (Columbia University)

text: outside the building entrance. Hamilton Hall is the location of the Columbia College administrative offices. The original Hamilton Hall was built in the Gothic Revival style and located on Madison Avenue on the college's former Midtown campus. When Columbia reconstituted itself as a university and relocated to Morningside Heights in the 1890s, there were originally no plans for the area south of 116th Street, where Hamilton Hall now sits, or for any facilities dedicated to the undergraduate college. Nevertheless, college advocates persevered and the cornerstone for the new Hamilton Hall was laid in 1905. The building was designed by the

title: Columbia International University

text: campus was begun in 1989, and in 2006 a main elementary school campus was completed on CIU grounds and classes began there in August. The schools are co-educational and feature a mix of commuting and resident students. The curriculum mirrors most public institutions with the exception of teaching subject from an evangelical Christian worldview and the inclusion of Bible classes and chapel for students, faculty, and staff. In 2013, there were nearly 800 students enrolled at the school. Columbia International University Columbia International University (CIU) is a Christian institution of higher education located in Columbia, South Carolina. CIU began in

title: Home Is Where the Hart Is

text: Home Is Where the Hart Is Home Is Where the Hart Is is a 1987 Canadian film, written and directed by Rex Bromfield. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Eric Christmas, and Martin Mull. A cunning nurse and con artist Belle Haimes (Valri Bromfield) lives with her simpleton of a husband Rex Haimes (Stephen E. Miller) in the Hart Mansion in British Columbia. There she takes care of the invalid, 103-year-old Slim Hart, called "Pappy", (Joe Austin) and his wife, Minnie (Enid Saunders) who has been in a coma for some time. Waking up one day, nurse Belle doesn't feel very prone

title: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

text: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, colloquially known as P&S and formerly Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, is the graduate professional medical school of Columbia University that is located in the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Founded in 1767 by Samuel Bard as the medical department of King's College (now Columbia University), the College of Physicians and Surgeons was the first medical school in the thirteen colonies and hence, the United States, to award the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. Beginning in

text: and his defense of the chemical's use, contributed significantly to the eradication of typhoid fever and other waterborne diseases in the U.S. Notes Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, colloquially known as P&S and formerly Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, is the graduate professional medical school of Columbia University that is located in the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Founded in 1767 by Samuel Bard as the medical department of King's College (now Columbia University), the College of Physicians and Surgeons was

title: University of the District of Columbia Community College

text: University of the District of Columbia Community College The University of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC) is an open-enrollment, public junior college located in Washington, D.C. It operates the associate degree, Certificate, Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs that are offered by the University of the District of Columbia. The Normal School for Colored Girls was established in 1851 and by 1879, the name was changed to "Miner Normal School". Washington Normal School was established in 1873 for girls, and renamed the "Wilson Normal School" in 1913. In 1929, the United States Congress made both schools four-year teachers'

text: neighborhood of Southeast D.C. may also open. UDC has announced plans to move the community college, headquartered near Union Station, back to Tenleytown as a facility cost cutting measure. Other UDC officials said because of a strong union presence was to blame for the costs. University of the District of Columbia Community College The University of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC) is an open-enrollment, public junior college located in Washington, D.C. It operates the associate degree, Certificate, Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs that are offered by the University of the District of Columbia. The Normal School for

title: Columbia University

text: Academy of Sciences Award winners, 20 National Academy of Engineering Award winners, 38 Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Award recipients and 143 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Award winners. In 2015, Columbia University was ranked the first in the state by average professor salaries. In 2011, the ranked Columbia 3rd best university for forming CEOs in the US and 12th worldwide. Columbia was the first North American site where the uranium atom was split. The College of Physicians and Surgeons played a central role in developing the modern understanding of neuroscience with the publication of "Principles of

title: University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus)

text: University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) The University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus (commonly referred to as UBCO) is a campus of the University of British Columbia, located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It is home to close to 9,700 undergraduate and graduate students. The campus is the research and innovation hub in the southern interior of the province, in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The current site of UBC Okanagan was originally used by Okanagan University College, which had been founded in 1989 (in principle) as a part of a plan by the government to improve access to post-secondary education

title: University of the District of Columbia

text: to be 15%; although UDC graduates more District resident students than any college or university in the District of Columbia. The majority of students attending the University of the District of Columbia are non-traditional adult part-time students. A 1996 academic partnership with the Modern Academy In Maadi (located in Maadi, a southern suburb of Cairo, Egypt) encourages the material, physical, and intellectual growth of students, faculty, and staff of both institutions through Cairo-based UDC Bachelor's degrees, Computer Science and Business Administration management programs. In July 2001, the partnership included Accounting and Finance options in Business, Computer Engineering and Information Technology

text: local sorority open to all faculties. The Okanagan campus does not allow Greek housing, so none of these organisations have an official house or room on campus. "The Phoenix" is the bi-weekly student newspaper at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus. It was established in 1989 at former Okanagan College. The UBCO.TV creates videos about research, teaching, current events and campus life at the Okanagan campus. University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) The University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus (commonly referred to as UBCO) is a campus of the University of British Columbia, located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

title: Columbia College (British Columbia)

text: and more. Columbia College (British Columbia) Columbia College is a privately owned two-year university transfer college located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The college is owned and administered by the Columbia College Society, a non-profit academic society comprised by all Columbia College employees. Columbia College's Mission is to prepare international and Canadian students for admission to a university by providing quality academic programs in a supportive environment. Columbia College also offers University Foundation programs, including a British Columbia Ministry of Education certified Senior Secondary Program, and an accredited English as a Second Language Program. Founded in 1936, Columbia College first

title: Columbia College (British Columbia)

text: Columbia College (British Columbia) Columbia College is a privately owned two-year university transfer college located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The college is owned and administered by the Columbia College Society, a non-profit academic society comprised by all Columbia College employees. Columbia College's Mission is to prepare international and Canadian students for admission to a university by providing quality academic programs in a supportive environment. Columbia College also offers University Foundation programs, including a British Columbia Ministry of Education certified Senior Secondary Program, and an accredited English as a Second Language Program. Founded in 1936, Columbia College first offered high

title: Columbia University

text: the university. Other notable writers who attended Columbia include authors Isaac Asimov, J.D. Salinger, Upton Sinclair, Danielle Valore Evans, and Hunter S. Thompson. University alumni have also been very prominent in the film industry, with 28 alumni and former students winning a combined 39 Academy Awards (). Some notable Columbia alumni that have gone on to work in film include directors Sidney Lumet ("12 Angry Men") and Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker"), screenwriters Howard Koch ("Casablanca") and Joseph L. Mankiewicz ("All About Eve"), and actors James Cagney and Ed Harris. Columbia University Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the

title: Columbia University

text: Shakespeare Troupe (KCST), Columbia Musical Theater Society (CMTS), NOMADS (New and Original Material Authored and Directed by Students), LateNite Theatre, Columbia University Performing Arts League (CUPAL), Black Theatre Ensemble (BTE), sketch comedy group Chowdah, and improvisational troupes Alfred and Fruit Paunch. The Columbia University Marching Band tells jokes during the campus tradition of Orgo Night. The Columbia Queer Alliance is the central Columbia student organization that represents the bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender, and questioning student population. It is the oldest gay student organization in the world, founded as the Student Homophile League in 1967 by students including lifelong activist Stephen

title: Columbia University

text: (testing for cardiovascular disease), and Zolinza (for cancer therapy). Columbia Technology Ventures (formerly Science and Technology Ventures), , manages some 600 patents and more than 250 active license agreements. Patent-related deals earned Columbia more than $230 million in the 2006 fiscal year, according to the university, more than any university in the world. Columbia owns many unique research facilities, such as the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information dedicated to telecommunications and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which is an astronomical observatory affiliated with NASA. Columbia is a long standing participant of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Yellow Ribbon

title: Columbia University

text: Princeton University for the expansion of its athletic facilities, but as Jadwin Gymnasium was already 50% complete by 1966 (when the Columbia gym was announced) this was clearly not correct. At least 30 Columbia students were suspended by the administration as a result of the protests. Many of the Class of '68 walked out of their graduation and held a countercommencement on Low Plaza with a picnic following at Morningside Park, the place where the protests began. The protests hurt Columbia financially as many potential students chose to attend other universities and some alumni refused to donate money to the

title: Columbia University

text: R. Bloomberg, President Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina, former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, and Al Gore. The Columbia University Orchestra was founded by composer Edward MacDowell in 1896, and is the oldest continually operating university orchestra in the United States. Undergraduate student composers at Columbia may choose to become involved with Columbia New Music, which sponsors concerts of music written by undergraduate students from all of Columbia's schools. There are a number of performing arts groups at Columbia dedicated to producing student theater, including the Columbia Players, King's Crown

title: Columbia University

text: Donaldson. Columbia University campus military groups include the U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University and Advocates for Columbia ROTC. In the 2005–06 academic year, the Columbia Military Society, Columbia's student group for ROTC cadets and Marine officer candidates, was renamed the Hamilton Society for "students who aspire to serve their nation through the military in the tradition of Alexander Hamilton". The university also houses an independent nonprofit organization, Community Impact, which strives to serve disadvantaged people in the Harlem, Washington Heights, and Morningside Heights communities. From its earliest inception as a single service initiative formed in 1981 by Columbia University

text: of Dental Medicine • "Primus Notes": bi-annual newsletter of the College of Dental Medicine • "Columbia Dental Review": annual clinical publication of Columbia University College of Dental Medicine • "Journal of the William Jarvie Society": the Journal of the Student Honor and Research Society of the College of Dental Medicine • "College of Dental Medicine Bulletin": describes the mission, curriculum and courses of study at the College of Dental Medicine • "Dental Examiner": former publication of the Association of Dental Alumni, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine The College of Dental Medicine is located on the campus of the Columbia

title: Columbia University School of General Studies

text: Columbia. Graduates of the program are guaranteed admission to a Sciences Po graduate program. This program is open to top-ranked undergraduates enrolled at the City University of Hong Kong and allows graduates to receive two bachelor's degrees from the City University and Columbia in four years. Undergraduates spend their first two years at the City University and their final two years at Columbia, where they complete the Core Curriculum and choose one of 70 majors offered at Columbia. The Joint Bachelor's Degree Program with Trinity College Dublin is a unique program in which undergraduate students earn two Bachelor of Arts

title: University of British Columbia Library

text: university library in Canada. Located adjacent to the First Nations Longhouse, it houses a collection of 12,000 items relating to First Nations in British Columbia, and resources on Indigenous peoples from across Canada and internationally. The name comes from the Squamish Nation word meaning "echo." The name was gifted by Chief Simon Baker of the Squamish Nation. There are also several theological libraries associated with Regent College and the Vancouver School of Theology. The Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries. University of British Columbia Library The University of British

title: Columbia University Libraries

text: Book and Manuscript Library on the 6th floor of Butler Library. Columbia University Libraries administers several annual prizes and awards, including the prestigious Bancroft Prize given out for distinguished work in the field of history. The library system also administers the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, which honors Edward Kennedy's love of theater and interest in American history. Columbia University Libraries Columbia University Libraries is the library system of Columbia University and is one of the top five academic library systems in North America and top ten largest libraries by volumes held. With 11.9 million

text: an energy-efficient, environmentally-considered fit-out. The new space was designed to extend natural light as much as possible, and to do so in an energy-efficient manner. Other sustainable features include efficient lighting with occupancy sensors, Energy Star office equipment and appliances, high efficiency fan coil units, water conserving fixtures achieving over a 30% water usage reduction, and low/no VOC building materials and low-emitting furniture systems. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, is the public health graduate school of Columbia University. Located at 722 West 168th Street on the Columbia University Medical Center campus

title: Columbia University

text: Bachelor of Science degree, and The School of General Studies (GS), the liberal arts college offering the Bachelor of Arts degree to non-traditional students undertaking full- or part-time study. The fourth undergraduate college, Barnard College, is an all-women's institution and an academic affiliate in which students receive a Bachelor of Arts degree that is conferred by the Columbia University Board of Trustees and is signed by the President of Columbia University. Barnard alumnae are also eligible to cross-register classes and can join the Columbia Alumni Association. Joint degree programs are available through Union Theological Seminary, the Jewish Theological Seminary of

title: Columbia Southern University

text: Columbia Southern University Columbia Southern University is a private, for-profit, family-owned institution that specializes in online education. The university is headquartered in Orange Beach, Alabama, United States. Columbia Southern University was founded in 1993 by Robert G. Mayes, Sr. The university developed its first degree programs in Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health in 1994. By 1996 additional degree programs were developed and offered: The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, followed by Computer Science, Criminal Justice Administration, and Health Administration. Mayes headed the institution until his death in 2005, when his son, Robert Mayes, Jr., assumed the presidency.

title: Columbia University

text: university. These include the president of the university, the Provost, the Deans of Columbia College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, all who serve ex officio, and five additional representatives, appointed by the President, from the university's administration. The President serves as the Senate's presiding officer. The Senate is charged with reviewing the educational policies, physical development, budget, and external relations of the university. It oversees the welfare and academic freedom of the faculty and the welfare of students. The President of Columbia University, who is selected by the Trustees in consultation with the Executive Committee of the

title: Columbia Southern University

text: degree program, which is a terminal degree program requiring a master’s degree as a prerequisite. In 2017 and 2018, CSU was selected for a Blackboard, Inc. , Catalyst Award in the Exemplary Course category. CSU’s courses have also been recognized by Quality Matters, Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Columbia Southern University Columbia Southern University is a private, for-profit, family-owned institution that specializes in online education. The university is headquartered in Orange Beach, Alabama, United States. Columbia Southern University was founded in 1993 by Robert G.

title: Technical University of British Columbia

text: this factor. Public opinion polling and the skills-development policies of the Mike Harcourt government led the province to announce, on 2 February 1995, the establishment of a free-standing technical university, to be located on a $100 million campus in Cloverdale. Legislation for the new institution, Technical University of British Columbia Act, was passed in July 1997. Controversially, the "Technical University of British Columbia Act" did not provide for an academic senate, a standard feature of faculty curriculum control in other universities. This, coupled with news that the new university would operate without tenure, led to a year-long boycott by the

title: Point Grey Campus, University of British Columbia

text: shows shot on campus include: Point Grey Campus, University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Point Grey Campus is the main campus of the university. It is located on the Point Grey peninsula in British Columbia, Canada. It is home to close to 55,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The campus is also home to a numerous residential housing developments that were built by UBC in conjunction with private developers. The campus is adjacent to, but not part of, the City of Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands. The following residential neighbourhoods are situated on UBC's campus: There

text: Point Grey Campus, University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Point Grey Campus is the main campus of the university. It is located on the Point Grey peninsula in British Columbia, Canada. It is home to close to 55,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The campus is also home to a numerous residential housing developments that were built by UBC in conjunction with private developers. The campus is adjacent to, but not part of, the City of Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands. The following residential neighbourhoods are situated on UBC's campus: There are numerous student housing residences

title: Columbia University

text: two schools. Barnard College still remains affiliated with Columbia, and all Barnard graduates are issued diplomas authorized by both Columbia University and Barnard College. During the late 20th century, the University underwent significant academic, structural, and administrative changes as it developed into a major research university. For much of the 19th century, the University consisted of decentralized and separate faculties specializing in Political Science, Philosophy, and Pure Science. In 1979, these faculties were merged into the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In 1991, the faculties of Columbia College, the School of General Studies, the Graduate School of Arts and

title: Columbia University School of the Arts

text: Arts. Columbia currently owns and occupies Prentis Hall, 628–644 West 125th Street, with approximately 91,000 gross square feet (gsf) of academic space. By the 2015 analysis year, Prentis Hall may be enlarged to include an additional floor of approximately 17,000 gsf of additional academic space. Columbia University School of the Arts The Columbia University School of the Arts, also known simply as the School of the Arts or as SoA, is the graduate school of the university that offers programs in the fine arts. It offers the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in Film, Visual Arts, Theatre and Writing,

title: Columbia University

text: Yale, Caltech and MIT as the most selective colleges in the country. Columbia is a racially diverse school, with approximately 52% of all students identifying themselves as persons of color. Additionally, 50% of all undergraduates received grants from Columbia. The average grant size awarded to these students is $46,516. In 2015–2016, annual undergraduate tuition at Columbia was $50,526 with a total cost of attendance of $65,860 (including room and board). On April 11, 2007, Columbia University announced a $400m to $600m donation from media billionaire alumnus John Kluge to be used exclusively for undergraduate financial aid. The donation is among

title: Columbia University Physics Department

text: University: Other faculty: Scientists who received the Nobel Prize and have doctorates from Columbia University: Visiting professors: Research staff: EKA Lecturers: This article is an adaptation of the summarized history found at the Columbia University physics department homepage: Columbia University Physics Department This research is conducted in Pupin Hall and the Shapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research (CEPSR), both on the university's Morningside Heights campus, Nevis Labs upstate, and at a number of other affiliated institutions. The department is connected with research conducted at Brookhaven National Laboratories and at CERN. Columbia has approximately 20 undergraduate physics majors and

title: University of British Columbia Press

text: food studies, geography, law, media and communications, military and security studies, planning and urban studies, and political science. The Press is a member of the Canadian Association of University Presses (CAUP), the Association of American University Presses (AAUP), the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP), the International Association of Scholarly Publishers (IASP), and the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia. University of British Columbia Press The University of British Columbia Press (UBC Press) is a university press that is part of the University of British Columbia. It was established in 1971. The Press is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,

title: Columbia County, Georgia

text: H. Crawford (presidential candidate in 1824), Thomas Watson (populist leader and Georgia senator born in Thomson when it was still in Columbia County), George McDuffie (South Carolina governor and senator in the early 19th century), Jesse Mercer (a long-time preacher in the county for whom Mercer University is named) and Ben Hayslip (country music songwriter). Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum are also from Columbia County, where there is now the Lady Antebellum pavilion. Columbia County is twinned with: Columbia County, Georgia Columbia County is a county located in the US state of Georgia. As of 2013, the

title: Where Is Love?

text: Where Is Love? "Where is Love?" is a song from the Tony Award-winning British musical "Oliver!" and the 1968 film "Oliver!" based on the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. The musical was written by Lionel Bart and was first staged in London's West End in 1960. Oliver Twist, the leading character, sings the song after being thrown into the cellar of a funeral parlour for getting into a fight with Noah Claypole, another servant of the undertaker. Later in the show a reprise is sung by Mr Brownlow's housekeeper, Mrs Bedwin. In the 1968 Columbia Pictures musical film version

title: University of British Columbia

text: University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest university. The university is ranked among the top 20 public universities worldwide and top three in Canada. With an annual research budget of $600 million (one of the largest in Canada), UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year. The Vancouver campus is situated about west of Downtown Vancouver. UBC is home to TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, which houses the world's largest cyclotron. In addition

title: St. John's College, University of British Columbia

text: St. John's College, University of British Columbia St. John's College is one of two residential colleges at the University of British Columbia which are modeled on the Oxbridge collegiate system, the other being Green College. It provides a community for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, with an international focus. St. John's College maintains close ties with Green College and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The college consists of a residential community of 160 graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, visiting scholars and professors, and non-resident affiliated faculty and academic programming. The College is located at the West end of

text: of Lesotho to Canada St. John's College, University of British Columbia St. John's College is one of two residential colleges at the University of British Columbia which are modeled on the Oxbridge collegiate system, the other being Green College. It provides a community for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, with an international focus. St. John's College maintains close ties with Green College and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The college consists of a residential community of 160 graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, visiting scholars and professors, and non-resident affiliated faculty and academic programming. The College is located at

title: Columbia University

text: America, as well as through the Juilliard School. Teachers College and Barnard College are faculties of the university; both colleges' presidents are deans under the University governance structure. The Columbia University Senate includes faculty and student representatives from Teachers College and Barnard College who serve two-year terms; all senators are accorded full voting privileges regarding matters impacting the entire University. Both Barnard and Teachers College graduates are conferred Columbia diplomas. Columbia's General Studies school also has joint undergraduate programs available through University College London, Sciences Po, City University of Hong Kong, Trinity College Dublin, and the Juilliard School. The university

title: Columbia University traditions

text: Columbia University traditions Columbia University has developed many traditions over its 258-year-long existence, most of them associated with its oldest undergraduate division, Columbia College. During orientation week before their first classes, first years exit Lerner Hall through its back doors, turn right and enter campus again through the main gates to officially become Columbia students. An annual musical written by and for students, this is one of Columbia's oldest and finest traditions. Past writers and directors have included Columbians Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, Lorenz Hart, I.A.L. Diamond, and Herman Wouk. The show has one of the largest operating budgets

title: Columbia Southern University

text: respect to acceptance of transfer credits. Currently, Columbia Southern has more than 1,000 full-time faculty and staff. It enrolls and graduates thousands of students annually on both national and international level. Columbia Southern also offers online degrees through partnerships with Waldorf University. The university is one of approximately 140 schools approved to offer up-front tuition assistance through the U.S. Army’s centralized tuition assistance portal, GoArmyEd. Columbia Southern University consists of three colleges, offering a total of 26 degrees at the associate, bachelor’s and master’s levels, as well as 21 certificate programs online. CSU offers a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

title: University of the District of Columbia

text: under a single administrative structure began in earnest after the passage of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. A merger of the institutions was approved in 1975, and on August 1, 1977, the three institutions were formally consolidated as the University of the District of Columbia, with Lisle Carleton Carter, Jr. named its first president. The Council of the District of Columbia later passed legislation merging the District of Columbia School of Law with the University of the District of Columbia in 1996. Beginning with the 2009–2010 academic year, UDC's programs were split into two separate institutions under an

title: University of British Columbia Press

text: University of British Columbia Press The University of British Columbia Press (UBC Press) is a university press that is part of the University of British Columbia. It was established in 1971. The Press is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and has editorial offices in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario. UBC Press is primarily a social sciences publisher. It publishes books of original scholarship that draws on and reflects current research. Each year UBC Press publishes seventy new titles in a number of fields, including Aboriginal studies, Asian studies, Canadian history, environmental studies, gender and women’s studies, health and

title: District of Columbia Firebirds

text: 2009. Ruland most notably is remembered for his years as a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played for the Washington Bullets and was an All-Star Selection in the 1982–83 season. Ruland came to The University of the District of Columbia from an assistant coaching position with the Philadelphia 76ers. District of Columbia Firebirds The District of Columbia Firebirds (also UDC Firebirds) are the athletic teams that represent the University of the District of Columbia, located in Washington, DC, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Firebirds compete as members of the East Coast Conference for all

title: University of the District of Columbia

text: University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is the only public university in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. UDC is one of the few urban land-grant universities in the country and a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. UDC traces its roots back to 1851. Myrtilla Miner founded the Normal School for Colored Girls in 1851. In 1879, by then known as Miner Normal School, it joined the D.C. public education system. A separate institution, The Washington Normal School was established in 1873 for girls and was renamed the Wilson

title: History of Columbia University

text: College moved from Park Place to a primarily Gothic Revival campus on 49th Street and Madison Avenue, where it remained for the next fifty years. The transition to the new campus coincided with a new outlook for the college; during the commencement of that year, College President Charles King proclaimed Columbia "a university". During the last half of the nineteenth century, under the leadership of President F.A.P. Barnard, the institution rapidly assumed the shape of a true modern university. Columbia Law School was founded in 1858, and in 1864 the School of Mines, the country's first such institution and the

title: Columbia University

text: The university's research efforts include the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Goddard Institute for Space Studies and accelerator laboratories with major technology firms such as IBM. Columbia is one of the fourteen founding members of the Association of American Universities and was the first school in the United States to grant the M.D. degree. The university administers the Pulitzer Prize annually. Columbia is organized into twenty schools, including three undergraduate schools and numerous graduate schools. It maintains research centers outside of the United States known as Columbia Global Centers. In 2018, Columbia's undergraduate acceptance rate was 5.51%, making it one of the

title: Columbia University

text: loans for incoming and then-current students who were on financial aid, replacing loans that were traditionally part of aid packages with grants from the university. However, this does not apply to international students, transfer students, visiting students, or students in the School of General Studies. In the fall of 2010, admission to Columbia's undergraduate colleges Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering) began accepting the Common Application. The policy change made Columbia one of the last major academic institutions and the last Ivy League university to switch to

title: Columbia University

text: ban, former Army staff sergeant Anthony Maschek, a Purple Heart recipient for injuries sustained during his service in Iraq, was booed and hissed at by some students during his speech promoting the idea of allowing the ROTC on campus. In April 2011 the Columbia University Senate voted to welcome the ROTC program back on campus. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger signed an agreement to reinstate Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program at Columbia for the first time in more than 40 years on May 26, 2011. The agreement was signed at

title: Columbia University

text: charter of George II of Great Britain in reaction to the founding of Princeton University in New Jersey. It was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the Revolutionary War and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved from Madison Avenue to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia scientists and scholars have played an important role in the development of notable scientific fields and discoveries including: the laser and maser; nuclear magnetic resonance; the first nuclear pile; the

title: University of the District of Columbia

text: Government's non-commercial, adult education program service. UDC Cable TV 98 supports teaching, research and public service with Educational-access television and instructional programming. Cable TV 98 operates an audio and video recording service center, electronic field and studio production and a video training center for Public-access television production. University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is the only public university in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. UDC is one of the few urban land-grant universities in the country and a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. UDC traces its roots back

title: Columbia University

text: as a school to prepare home economists and manual art teachers for the children of the poor, with philanthropist Grace Hoadley Dodge. Teachers College came under the aegis of Columbia University in 1893 and is currently affiliated as the university's Graduate School of Education. Research into the atom by faculty members John R. Dunning, I. I. Rabi, Enrico Fermi and Polykarp Kusch placed Columbia's Physics Department in the international spotlight in the 1940s after the first nuclear pile was built to start what became the Manhattan Project. In 1928, Seth Low Junior College was established by Columbia University in order

title: Columbia University

text: students usually live in one of the large residence halls situated around South Lawn: Hartley Hall, Wallach Hall (originally Livingston Hall), John Jay Hall, Furnald Hall or Carman Hall. Upperclassmen participate in a room selection process, wherein students can pick to live in a mix of either corridor- or apartment-style housing with their friends. The Columbia University School of General Studies, Barnard College and graduate schools have their own apartment-style housing in the surrounding neighborhood. Columbia University is home to many fraternities, sororities, and co-educational Greek organizations. Approximately 10–15% of undergraduate students are associated with Greek life. Many Barnard women

title: Columbia University

text: local actress named Mary Lawton was said to have posed for parts of the sculpture. The statue was dedicated on September 23, 1903, as a gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goelet, and was originally covered in golden leaf. During the Columbia University protests of 1968 a bomb damaged the sculpture, but it has since been repaired. The small hidden owl on the sculpture is also the subject of many Columbia legends, the main legend being that the first student in the freshmen class to find the hidden owl on the statue will be valedictorian, and that any subsequent Columbia

title: Columbia University

text: and home of CTV News, a weekly live news program produced by undergraduate students. The Philolexian Society is a literary and debating club founded in 1802, making it the oldest student group at Columbia, as well as the third oldest collegiate literary society in the country. The society annually administers the Joyce Kilmer Bad Poetry Contest. The Columbia Parliamentary Debate Team competes in tournaments around the country as part of the American Parliamentary Debate Association, and hosts both high school and college tournaments on Columbia's campus, as well as public debates on issues affecting the university. The Columbia International Relations

title: Columbia University

text: published by academic departments at Columbia University include "Current Musicology" and "The Journal of Philosophy". During the spring semester, graduate students in the Journalism School publish "The Bronx Beat", a bi-weekly newspaper covering the South Bronx. Teachers College publishes the "Teachers College Record", a journal of research, analysis, and commentary in the field of education, published continuously since 1900. Founded in 1961 under the auspices of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, the "Columbia Journalism Review" (CJR) examines day-to-day press performance as well as the forces that affect that performance. The magazine is published six times a year, and offers

title: Columbia Pacific University

text: Columbia Pacific University Columbia Pacific University (CPU) was an unaccredited nontraditional distance learning school in California. It was founded in 1978 by Richard Crews, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and Lester Carr, a former president of Lewis University, and operated with state approval. Distance learning and education authority John Bear gave "high marks" to the school in his 1982 "Bears' Guide to Non-Traditional College Degrees, 8th edition". CPU was closed by California court order in 2000. CPU alumni acquired all rights to the CPU name and registered a "Columbia Pacific University", a non-profit organization in Delaware. Until 2007, the CPU Press continued

title: Columbia University Marching Band

text: Columbia University Marching Band The Columbia University Marching Band (CUMB) has performed for Columbia University since 1904. It claims to be the first college or university marching band in the United States to convert to a scramble band format, making the switch in the 1950s. Today, all of the Ivy League bands (except Cornell), as well as the Stanford Band, William & Mary Pep Band, and Marching Owl Band have adopted the scramble band style. The CUMB has a reputation for edgy humor and is often thought to be the most controversial and irreverent of the scramble bands. Since the

title: History of Columbia University

text: Prize and the duPont-Columbia Award in broadcast journalism. In 1904 Columbia organized adult education classes into a formal program called Extension Teaching (later renamed University Extension). Courses in Extension Teaching eventually give rise to the Columbia Writing Program, the Columbia Business School, and the School of Dentistry. In 1928, Seth Low Junior College was established by Columbia University in order to mitigate the number of Jewish applicants to Columbia College. The college was closed in 1938 due to the adverse effects of the Great Depression and its students were subsequently absorbed into University Extension. In 1947, the program was reorganized

title: Columbia University

text: Affairs was founded in 1946, drawing upon the resources of the faculties of political science, economics, and history. During the 1960s Columbia experienced large-scale student activism, which reached a climax in the spring of 1968 when hundreds of students occupied buildings on campus. The incident forced the resignation of Columbia's President, Grayson Kirk and the establishment of the University Senate. Though several schools within the university had admitted women for years, Columbia College first admitted women in the fall of 1983, after a decade of failed negotiations with Barnard College, the all-female institution affiliated with the university, to merge the

title: Columbia University

text: the largest single gifts to higher education. Its exact value will depend on the eventual value of Kluge's estate at the time of his death; however, the generous donation has helped change financial aid policy at Columbia. Annual gifts, fund-raising, and an increase in spending from the university's endowment have allowed Columbia to extend generous financial aid packages to qualifying students. , undergraduates from families with incomes as high as $60,000 a year will have the projected cost of attending the university, including room, board, and academic fees, fully paid for by the university. That same year, the university ended

title: Columbia University Partnership for International Development

text: Columbia University Partnership for International Development The Columbia University Partnership for International Development (CUPID), is a student-led initiative across Columbia University to facilitate multidisciplinary dialogue, awareness and action in the field of international development and relief. In the Fall of 2004, two social work students from the Columbia University School of Social Work began generating interest for a Columbia-wide conference on multidisciplinary perspectives on issues pertaining to international development. This resulted in the 2005 conference titled "Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Armed Conflict and Forced Migration". The conference was coordinated by a multidisciplinary team of student leaders from the Columbia University School

title: Columbia State University

text: Columbia State University Columbia State University was a California-based diploma mill that operated from the mid-1980s until its 1998 closure from a court order. Although its name implied that Columbia State was a state-supported educational institution, it was not associated with a state government. Rather, it was a private operation owned by Ronald Pellar, a professional hypnotist also known as Ronald Dante who performed on stage under the name Dr. Dante. In U.S. Senate hearings in 2004, a former employee testified that Columbia State had "no faculty, ... no curriculum, no classes, no courses, no tests, no one to grade