Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Institutional priorities

Should Columbia give higher priority to research or teaching?

By William Theodore de Bary, William Deresiewicz, Lanbo Zhang, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Feb 21 07:54 pm ET

Teach research

Teaching and research are inevitably and intimately connected at Columbia.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Feb 21 06:58 pm ET

Bacon in the reference room

The adage “a man is but what he knoweth” is engraved in gold lettering above Butler’s Reference Room. Do we agree with this assessment?

By Lanbo Zhang, James Chappel, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Douglas Chalmers, and Derek Turner | Feb 8 12:44 am ET

We are fact, or are we

It's not just the bits and pieces of our knowledge, but the way we choose to make sense of them, that matters.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Feb 7 09:38 pm ET

The Canon

Is Columbia an American University? Should it be?

By Rega Jha, Mrinal Mohanka, Lanbo Zhang, Kenneth Prewitt, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Jan 25 01:58 am ET

Without borders

Columbia's influence has become international and it should embrace it's new identity.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Jan 25 01:28 am ET

Apologia for elitism

The disruptive nature of protest is generally self-defeating.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Dec 7 08:37 pm ET

Chinooks and crannies

In a more integrated world, we should evaluate what we are willing to die for.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Nov 9 08:27 pm ET

Liberalism and the storm

Columbia should take care to apply its liberalism in a practical, not distracting, fashion.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Oct 26 08:27 pm ET

Our occupations

Wall street is instrumental to Columbia's proper function.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Oct 12 07:18 pm ET

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