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Alliance Faculty Fellowship and Exchange Opportunities

The Provost invites applications for faculty fellowship and exchange opportunities.

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International Travel Planning Policy

Feb. 9, 2016-- The University has established a new International Travel Planning Policy and created a new companion website.

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Faculty Mentoring at Columbia — A Best Practices Guide

Feb. 8, 2016-- The new guide provides the evidence base and strategies necessary for schools and departments to develop new mentoring programs, or to assess and augment their existing programs.

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President's Global Innovation Fund Request for Proposals

We are pleased to share with you the fourth Request for Proposals for the President’s Global Innovation Fund. 

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Columbia University Accreditation: Inviting Your Feedback on the Self-Study on Global Education

The University is undergoing its ten-year reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) in 2015-2016.

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Announcement of Provost Leadership Fellows 2015-2017

The Provost announces thirteen faculty members who have been selected for the 2015-2017 Provost Leadership Fellows program.  

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Provost's Year-End Report

July 15, 2015-- By every measure of academic success, Columbia continues to make enormous strides. This Year-End Report provides some detail on all these activities, with occasional reference to documents and data available from relevant University websites.

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Textbook Information for Spring 2015 Courses

Jan. 28, 2015-- This is an important reminder that you enter textbook information into CourseWorks for every course you teach, in time to help students choose the courses for which they will register. Please submit textbook information for your Spring semester courses as soon as possible. 

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Student Climate Survey and Sexual Respect/Community Citizenship Initiatives

Jan. 22, 2015-- The Provost highlights two new developments in the University’s ongoing efforts to prevent gender-based misconduct, strengthen the response to such misconduct when it occurs, and enhance our campus climate.

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Call for Nominations for 2015 Graduate Teaching Awards

The Provost requests nominations for the 2015 Presidential Awards for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students.

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Call for Nominations for 2015 Faculty Teaching Awards

An invitation to nominate faculty for the 20th annual Presidential Awards to honor great teaching at our University. 

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Libraries Update: University Librarian Search and Faculty Advisory Committee

At the direction of President Bollinger, the Provost has convened a committee to conduct a search for the next University Librarian.

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2026-27 Salary Guidelines for Officers of Research

These ranges should be used in determining the salaries for officers of research throughout the University for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Designated Academic Colleague (DAC)

The Office of the Provost is launching a new designation, Designated Academic Colleague (DAC), to support scholarly engagement between Columbia personnel and their non-Columbia colleagues in the field.

Updated attestation form and language in offer letters for new academic hires and rehires

Columbia University now requires all new full-time and part-time academic hires to complete a pre-hire attestation disclosing any prior discriminatory, harassing, retaliatory, or other forms of misconduct.

2025-26 Salary Guidelines for Officers of Research

These ranges should be used in determining the salaries for officers of research throughout the University for the 2025-2026 academic year.

FLSA Minimum Salary Update

The U.S. Department of Labor has revised the Fair Labor Standards Act to raise the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility, affecting Columbia University and other employers nationwide, with increases to $844 per week starting July 1, 2024, and $1,128 per week starting January 1, 2025.

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Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW Bargaining

With the Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW strike having begun, despite hundreds of hours of negotiation and much already settled, a series of clarifications seems imperative.

Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW Bargaining: Toward an Agreement

I write to share some reflections in light of GWC-UAW telling us that it will begin an official strike on March 15, based on an authorization vote taken one year ago.

Faculty Reflections: Raymond Givens, MD, PhD
January 2021 Updated Hiring Review Overview – Affirmative Action and Hiring

To ensure that the principles of Affirmative Action are maintained, effective immediately any hire that needs to be first approved by the Provost’s Hiring Freeze Committee must follow these two procedures.

Forum: Columbia COVID-19 Vaccine Update

You are invited to join one of two virtual town halls about COVID-19 vaccines and distribution. These forums will build on vaccine information shared earlier this week in campus announcements. 

A Message from President Bollinger and Interim Provost Katznelson

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.

 

Columbia Vaccine Policy and Distribution Forum

We write with information about Columbia's planning and policy for distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. A town hall about these topics will include information regarding vaccines.

University Fiscal Update

We write to share an update on the University’s financial picture and report on our early planning for the year ahead.

Mary C. Boyce Appointed Provost of Columbia University

Lee C. Bollinger announced that Mary C. Boyce, Dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, will become the next Provost of the University on July 1, 2021, succeeding Interim Provost Ira Katznelson, who has ably served since September 2019.

University COVID Update

In response to rising COVID-19 rates in New York, Columbia has reduced the size of non-academic gatherings and initiated travel-related “departure” SARS-CoV-2 testing. The University has also appointed a vaccine task force.

Campus Health and Safety Under Rising Citywide COVID Rates

As COVID-19 becomes more pervasive, we urge you to redouble efforts to help prevent the spread of the virus.

 

Faculty, Researcher, and Staff Forum for Campus Updates on COVID-19

Please join members of the President’s Advisory Task Force on COVID-19 for a virtual forum for faculty and employees.

Student Mental Health and Well-Being in Stressful Times

In this time of heightened stress, students confront significant challenges. We offer suggestions, drawn from the insights of the University’s mental health working group, and highlight resources you can call on to support students.

Faculty Reflections: Augustin Chaintreau, PhD

This July, faculty and administrators participated in the Mini-Institute on Addressing Anti-Black Racism entitled, “Moving beyond Symbols and Performance: A Radical Reimagining of Antiracist Selves and Institutions.” Augustin Chaintreau, Associate Professor of Computer Science, was a participant in the summer pilot, and reflects on his experience.

University COVID Update: Travel and Safety

We write with significant updates about the month ahead of us, addressing travel, quarantine, and campus safety at a time of year when many traditionally visit loved ones.