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These ranges should be used in determining the salaries for officers of research throughout the University for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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.

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The Office of the Provost announces  awardees for two grant programs to support faculty who are developing innovative and technology-rich pedagogy and learning strategies.

June 13, 2016-- This is an update on the University’s plans to implement the new U.S. Department of Labor rules governing minimum salary thresholds and overtime pay for part-time Officers of Research and of the Libraries.

The Provost announces the spring 2016 funded projects for the Provost’s Grants Program for Junior Faculty Who Contribute to the Diversity Goals.

The Provost announces several steps toward achieving a uniform set of benefits for all PhD students who are eligible for funding throughout Columbia. 

The Provost announces the fourth round of grants from the President’s Global Innovation Fund. 

Mar. 28, 2016-- Columbia is raising the pay rate of all part-time hourly student workers to $15 per hour over the next three years.

The Provost invites applications for faculty fellowship and exchange opportunities.

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

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.

This announcement shares the latest iteration of our diversity efforts, which relate directly to the discussions here at Columbia and across the nation about the enduring inequality in our society and ways we must work to combat it. 

The Provost shares funding opportunities for faculty to integrate new educational technologies into their teaching.

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

Dec. 10, 2015-- I write today to invite you to submit nominations for the 2016 Presidential Awards for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students. 

Dec. 7, 2015-- I write to invite you to nominate faculty for the 21st annual Presidential Awards for Outstanding Teaching. 

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