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

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

The Provost announces the formation of the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid (CAFA).

Sept. 7, 2012-- The Provost announces a search to identify a new Dean of Engineering and Applied Science.

Provost John H. Coatsworth has announced the appointment of a Working Group on Faculty Retirement.

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This policy concerns the conditions under which University employees may work fully remotely. The policy applies to all University employees including Faculty, Researchers, Librarians and Administrative Staff including Variable Hours Officers (VHOs), though the application is not the same for all categories.      

New requirement for faculty and officers of research who plan to take an unpaid leave from the University with a duration longer than three months.

These ranges should be used in determining the salaries for officers of research throughout the University for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Important announcement about two significant enhancements to the Scholar Sponsorship Portal (SSP).

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This newly-released guide an invaluable resource to help create a supportive, inclusive environment.

"Since I came here to Columbia, I’ve been following that work on the parental behavior from both a genetics and a neurobiology perspective. We have also expanded to studying aggression, first in chickens, in which we are going to try to identify a genetic basis of their aggression in chickens bred for fighting for hundreds to thousands of years."

We are pleased to renew calls for proposals from the President’s Global Innovation Fund and the Global Scholars Program, each closely aligned with the Columbia Global Centers.

Minimum salary revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor

Julie Kornfeld will begin service as Vice Provost for Academic Programs on January 1, 2020. In this role, she will oversee the University’s broad range of academic programs with a focus on compliance, policy, and regulatory requirements.

"One of the things that I’m interested in is the disjunction between what medieval theorists and philosophers say about animals’ capacity for language, and then how poets depict animal languages."

"...I study the political causes and consequences of the disenfranchisement of migrants, who typically embody a cultural “other” in ethnically diverse societies."

I write to share information about both the School and Child Care Search Service and The School at Columbia. 

Some four weeks into my stint as interim provost, I should like to share my sense of priorities for the academic season and report on some current developments.

A brief update on the status of the continued union negotiations with the Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW and the Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW.

Jeri Henry has been appointed Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.

"Often, we will say “diversity,” when actually what we mean and what we measure is something else, something that is not really diversity at all; it’s just the presence of non-whites."

To maintain and enhance the academic excellence of our schools, I have relied on the engagement of faculty colleagues and committees across a range of programs and policies within the Office of the Provost. 

May 30, 2019-- The grants enable faculty members to leverage and engage the Columbia Global Centers to increase opportunities for research, teaching, and service.

This message offers guidance for Columbia community members planning international travel.