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President Bollinger announced his appointment of Wafaa El-Sadr to serve as the next Director of Columbia World Projects.

Suzanne Goldberg, EVP for University Life, will be stepping down to join the Biden-Harris administration.

President Bollinger marks the beginning of the 2021 spring term with a welcome letter to the Columbia community. 

In a letter to the Columbia community, President Bollinger condemned the January 6th assault on the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. 

The spring 2021 will look similar to the fall and nearly all classes will be remote during the first two weeks of the new term. 

The Master of Arts in Climate and Society is moving from its home in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

In an open letter to the president-elect, Columbia’s president says that “costly and consequential” federal policies have damaged American universities’ ability to attract top academic talent from around the globe.

President Bollinger has announced the appointment of Mary C. Boyce, Dean of Columbia Engineering, to be the next Provost of the University. 

"David was also a cherished member of the Columbia community for more than 25 years."

President Bollinger announced the launch the Columbia Community Service 74th Annual Appeal.

In a letter to the Columbia community, President Bollinger outlined plans for bringing some additional undergraduates back to campus.

President Bollinger reflects on the 2020 Presidential election.

President Lee C. Bollinger commended the Columbia Mailman School’s response to the global pandemic and noted that the school served as a model for solving world problems in a university setting. 

President Bollinger has announced the appointment of Saidiya Hartman to the rank of University Professor, Columbia’s highest academic honor.

"The University should not change its investment policies on the basis of particular views about a complex policy issue, especially when there is no consensus across the University community about that issue."