Core Curriculum

At Columbia College Class Day, Harper's publisher analyzes texts

Rick MacArthur, CC ’78, discussed Karl Marx and other texts, while more than 1,000 CC seniors celebrated their graduation and looked back on their time at Columbia.

By Lillian Chen | May 15 06:03 pm ET

2011-12 in Review: Columbia launches new global centers, programs for undergraduates

Three years after the first centers opened in Amman and Beijing, Columbia "turned a corner on this global centers initiative" this year, Vice President for Global Centers Ken Prewitt said.

By Melissa von Mayrhauser | May 6 01:18 pm ET

General Studies adds Global Core requirement

General Studies students will be required to take two Global Core courses, bringing GS' academic requirements further into line with Columbia College's.

By Jeremy Budd | May 2 09:34 pm ET

Head and heart

Columbia should seek to develop good character, not just intellect.

By Lanbo Zhang, Justin D'Agostino, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Derek Turner, and Daniel Bonner | Apr 24 08:05 pm ET

Reading character

Our intellect and character must grow in tandem as we study.

By Daniel Bonner | Apr 24 07:48 pm ET

4 student artists, poets win Core Scholars Program prize

Rowan Buchanan, CC ’12, Marian Guerra, CC ’14, Gabriela Pelsinger, CC ’15, and Anneke Solomon, CC ’15, were named winners of the Core Scholars Program,

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 23 03:13 am ET

Panel considers future of the American college

Andrew Delbanco, the director of the Center for American Studies, said that the “idea of college as a place for reflection, a place where you can take a breath—that’s not happening very much anymore.”

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 20 04:57 am ET

Six seniors take fifth year to navigate global centers

The graduates will spend a fifth year at Columbia hopping between the eight global centers. Meanwhile, several faculty committees are looking to bring the Core to the centers.

By Melissa von Mayrhauser | Apr 20 04:52 am ET

SEAS likely to change computer science requirement

The required computer science class will be focused more on the increasingly popular Python programming language, moving away from Java.

By Jordan Freisleben | Apr 17 04:09 am ET

10 professors win Guggenheim Fellowships

Literature Humanities chair Christia Mercer and Contemporary Civilization chair Matthew Jones were among the professors to win the prestigious fellowships.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 16 02:53 am ET

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