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SEAS tenured faculty vote no confidence in Peña-Mora, prof says

About 90% of the tenured faculty in the School of Engineering and Applied Science recently voted no confidence in Dean Feniosky Peña-Mora, according to a SEAS professor

By Casey Tolan | May 18 07:57 pm ET

Local politicians back Peña-Mora

Several Upper Manhattan elected officials have come out in support of the SEAS dean, despite many professors' calls for his resignation.

By Casey Tolan | May 18 01:11 am ET

SLIDESHOWs: Commencement 2012

By Henry Willson and Ayelet Pearl
May 16 10:01 pm ET

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

Senior profile: Sadie Zukowski, SEAS

Zukowski loves buildings, so she studied construction safety and civil engineering at Columbia, but will pursue a master’s in artificial intelligence next year.

By Rakhi Agrawal and Finn Vigeland | May 15 07:44 pm ET

Senior profiles

Before commencement, have a look at some of the outstanding members of the class of 2012.

By Spectator Staff | May 15 06:44 pm ET

At Columbia College Class Day, Harper's publisher analyzes texts

Rick MacArthur, CC ’78, discussed Karl Marx and other texts, while more than 1,000 CC seniors celebrated their graduation and looked back on their time at Columbia.

By Lillian Chen | May 15 06:03 pm ET

Senior profile: Sarah Dion, CC

“COÖP and CAVA have been a huge part of my Columbia experience. They were my most formative experiences at Columbia,” Dion, CC ’12, said.

By Yasmin Gagne | May 15 03:40 pm ET

Senior profile, Kevin Zhai, CC

Zhai kept himself busy in his four years: as chair of the Asian American Alliance, a brother of Sigma Nu, a varsity swimmer, and the VP Finance for Columbia College Student Council his senior year.

By Lillian Chen | May 15 03:36 pm ET

Senior profile: Jacqueline Thong, GS

Thong, who hails from a small town in Malaysia, was president of the General Studies Student Council for two years. She majored in sustainable development after becoming interested in the economic development of Third World countries.

By Madina Toure | May 15 03:32 pm ET

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