Sammy Roth

Schaffler, dean of financial aid, to step down

Laurie Schaffler, GS ’92, is moving to Seattle to live near her two daughters, one of whom is pregnant with Schaffler’s first grandchild.

By Sammy Roth and Margaret Mattes | May 16 03:34 pm ET

Obama highlights women's rights in commencement address

Obama, CC ’83, largely avoided campaign rhetoric during his keynote address, focusing on women’s rights during an election year in which women’s issues have permeated the political dialogue.

By Yasmin Gagne and Sammy Roth | May 14 08:51 pm ET

Search committee to interview 4 candidates for Columbia College dean

The search committee for the Columbia College dean received 12 to 15 nominations, and it will interview four candidates on May 24 and 25

By Sammy Roth and Margaret Mattes | May 12 01:15 am ET

After 8 years, Arts and Sciences finalizes new administrative structures

In a letter to faculty, Dirks outlined the latest structural reforms: the creation of a three-member executive committee and the re-establishment of the long-dormant Planning and Budget Committee.

By Sammy Roth and Margaret Mattes | Apr 30 07:37 am ET

Zach Brill named Columbia College valedictorian

Brill, a chemistry major, will speak at CC Class Day on May 15, as will salutatorian Zach Levine, an anthropology major.

By Sammy Roth and Rakhi Agrawal | Apr 18 04:28 am ET

McKinsey report summary sheds light on Moody-Adams' resignation

McKinsey recommended scaling back financial aid, increasing enrollment in revenue-generating programs, and integrating decision-making for several schools into the central A&S administration.

By Sammy Roth | Apr 13 06:59 pm ET

Habbu appointed to Columbia College dean search committee

Habbu is the third student member of the committee, which University President Lee Bollinger originally announced as having two student members last week.

By Sammy Roth | Apr 6 03:14 pm ET

Columbia commits $30 million to increasing faculty diversity

The funds will be dedicated to "the recruitment and support of outstanding female and underrepresented minority scholars," University President Lee Bollinger and Provost John Coatsworth said.

By Sammy Roth and Margaret Mattes | Apr 2 12:59 pm ET

At Barnard, a different global strategy

While Columbia has been opening offices from Beijing to Santiago, Barnard students and faculty have been hosting a series of global symposia focused on women’s leadership.

By Sammy Roth | Mar 30 07:33 am ET

Two CUCR board members resign after circumventing board in Ahmadinejad story

The Columbia University College Republicans' president and director of finance, without telling the rest of their board, had written a letter that would invite the dictator to campus.

By Yasmin Gagne, Sammy Roth, and Finn Vigeland | Mar 1 04:13 pm ET

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