Majors

Talking majors

Columbia should offer a formal linguistics major.

By Editorial Board | Apr 23 12:58 am ET

Linguists grapple with lack of formal major, a blessing and a curse

Columbia does not offer a linguistics major, putting students through more bureaucratic work but bringing them closer with fellow linguists and professors.

By Elizabeth Sun | Apr 19 03:39 am ET

New major to combine medicine, humanities

The major, “medicine, literature, and society,” is an interdisciplinary course of study that “examines the social and cultural dimensions of illness and health."

By Parul Guliani | Apr 18 04:12 am ET

Timeless humanities

We do not study the humanities because it's cute, but because we are members of the human race.

By Stephen Wu | Mar 22 09:19 pm ET

Casual Friday: Destiny's Child

March forces Columbians to make life decisions.

By Editorial Board | Mar 3 10:02 pm ET

Multiple majors, no apologies

Samuel Roth upholds the value of majors.

By Samuel E. Roth | Oct 7 09:30 pm ET

Picking a major? Just say no.

Professor David Helfand argues for the elimination of majors.

By David. J. Helfand | Sep 30 10:57 pm ET

Safety in numbers?

Students considering the economics major need to do a serious cost-benefit analysis.

By Amanda Gutterman | Sep 28 06:27 pm ET

An old remedy still in use today

The "soothing" medicine used for homeopathy

By Chris Jordan | Sep 15 07:09 pm ET

Uphill battle

We are all future graduates of Columbia University and should be proud of our intellectual diversity.

By Chloe Oliver | Apr 8 11:21 pm ET

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