Emily Neil

Senior profile: Vincent Nguyen, GS

After being homeless and living with a friend’s family for several months in order to finish high school, Nguyen won a scholarship to the Collin College, where he earned an associate degree before coming to Columbia.

By Emily Neil | May 15 03:03 pm ET

New York City health commissioner discusses public health policy with students

Health Commissioner Thomas Farley told the Fundamentals of Global Health class that he wanted to “talk about the way in which we think about public health in New York City.”

By Emily Neil | Apr 10 01:53 am ET

Apollo's Continued Legacy

The Apollo Theater has been a Harlem landmark for the past 78 years, and remains to day a "nurturer" of new artists and an exciting place to pass an evening.

By Emily Neil | Apr 5 07:52 pm ET

Malcolm X

47 years after death, he’s still making an impact in Harlem.

By Emily Neil | Feb 24 08:40 am ET

SIPA alum cuts middleman with new real estate startup

Avi Dorfman, SIPA ’11, envisions RentJolt as a hub for students in GS or grad school who need to find housing quickly.

By Emily Neil | Feb 23 05:07 am ET

First-year principal lifts up local school

Since Miriam Nightengale’s arrival in August, Columbia Secondary School has seen its Department of Education grade rise from a C to an A.

By Emily Neil | Feb 12 11:24 pm ET

NYT editor to keynote Barnard graduation

Jill Abramson became the New York Times' first female executive editor in September.

By Sammy Roth and Emily Neil | Feb 6 02:27 pm ET

J-School, Stanford Engineering gifted $30M to establish media innovation center

Former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown's donation, announced Monday, is the second towards digital journalism pioneering in three years.

By Emily Neil | Jan 30 10:53 pm ET

Three W. Harlem schools added to list of schools that may close

The list includes 47 schools with which the DOE will have “early engagement conversations” to determine whether the school should eventually be closed or given another opportunity to improve.

By Emily Neil | Nov 11 03:33 am ET

TC community school teaching its first ABCs

Teachers College’s Community School is open, with plans to move to 168 Morningside Ave. next year—fulfilling its promise to be a school for the neighborhood north of Columbia's Morningside campus.

By Emily Neil | Oct 14 02:27 am ET

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