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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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Online Learning at Columbia: Provost’s Committee Report and Faculty Small Grant Program

Oct. 16, 2014--The Provost’s Faculty Advisory Committee on Online Learning, chaired by David Madigan, EVP of Arts and Sciences, shares its report and highlights a key outcome: a Request for Proposals for a faculty small grant program, which will support novel approaches to course design and educational technologies.

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Columbia Voting Week and Voter Registration

The Provost reminds the community about deadlines for voter registration. 

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Message from Provost John Coatsworth Regarding Report on Gender-Based Misconduct Prevention and Response

As the issue of sexual assault gains a new level of attention and engagement on campuses around the country, Columbia is committed to providing a national model of the best policies and practices to help ensure that members of our University community feel safe and respected. 

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Columbia University’s School Search Services and Admissions to the Columbia K-8 School 

The Provost outlines resources available through the Office of Work/Life’s School and Child Care Search Service, distributes the admissions policies for The School at Columbia University, and shares information about other schools with connections to the University.

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Provost Leadership Fellows Program

A call for applications to the Provost Leadership Fellows Program. 

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Columbia University’s School Search Services and Admissions to the Columbia K-8 School

The Provost outlines resources available through the Office of Work/Life’s School and Child Care Search Service as well as admissions policies for The School at Columbia University and shares information about other schools near us.

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Provost’s Faculty Advisory Committee on Online Learning

A new Faculty Advisory Committee on Online Learning  will play a key advisory role in helping to shape the University’s efforts in the areas of online, distance, and digital learning.

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Announcement Regarding the Search for the Executive Vice President and Dean of Arts and Sciences

The Provost announces the search committee for the next Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.  

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Announcement Regarding the Search for the Dean of the Journalism School

The Provost announces the formation of a search committee to identify the next Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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Provost’s Academic Leadership Institute

This new initiative will develop a set of workshops and other programs to support and strengthen academic leadership at Columbia. 

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Announcement Regarding the Search for the Dean of the School for International and Public Affairs

The Provost forms a search committee to help in identifying the next dean of the School for International and Public Affairs.

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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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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.  

University COVID Update

We are writing to report on current circumstances and to preview the planning process that has begun for the spring term.

VIDEO: Forum on Renewing Campus

Members of the President’s Advisory Task Force on COVID-19 spoke at at a virtual forum for faculty, researchers, and staff on August 26, 2020. Watch the video.

 

Return to Campus: Safety Measures

Fall term is just around the corner. Members of our community are ask to comply with a series of obligations as they rejoin life on campus. 

Gender-Based Misconduct: New Title IX Regulations and Columbia's Commitment

In response to regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education in May, Columbia has updated gender-based misconduct policies for students, faculty, and staff.

Teaching and Research Appointments for Students - Fall 2020

Temporary guidelines have been established to pay students who may be unable to return to campus from abroad due to COVID-19 related disruptions.  

Unionization Progress

I am writing to salute the overwhelming ratification of the agreement reached with Columbia Postdoctoral Workers (CPW-UAW).

Toward a Safe Campus

With only some six weeks ahead of us before the fall term, we are writing to summarize how the University is acting to make Columbia as safe as possible with an increasing level of campus density.

Video: Faculty Forum on Renewing the Campus

Watch video from the Faculty Forum on Renewing the Campus on Tuesday, July 14. The event focused on facilities and public health issues and featured members of the President’s Advisory Task Force on COVID-19.

 

Faculty Forum on Renewing the Campus

Faculty are invited to a virtual panel with members of the President’s Advisory Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday, July 14.

Unionization Update

The University has reached a tentative agreement with the representatives of Columbia Postdoctoral Workers (CPW-UAW).

Important Message - New Requirements for Those Working on Campus

Gradual ramping-up of on-campus laboratory and clinical research begins on Monday, June 22. This requires new actions by everyone on campus, including training, symptom self-check, and for those newly returning, COVID-19 testing.