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Office of the Provost welcomed more than 300 students, faculty, mentors, and community members from Columbia and across the country to Lerner Auditorium for the annual Columbia University Pathway Programs (CUPP) Symposium.

aiX Faculty Fellows Program Wraps a Strong First Year of Innovation and Faculty Engagement

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

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.

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.

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

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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Additional enhancements to financial aid will support students attending Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, and Columbia School of General Studies.

As Senior Vice Provost, Professor Kachani will increase the scope of this portfolio and spearhead a new initiative that will enable the University to accelerate the expansion of its innovation in online and hybrid offerings.

Samuel Sia, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named Vice Provost for the Fourth Purpose and Strategic Impact. 

I am very pleased to report that Student Workers of Columbia-UAW has voted to ratify its first contract with the University.

Eugenia Lean, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, will assume her new role on July 1, 2022.

The University and the Student Workers of Columbia-UAW reached a Tentative Agreement on a four-year labor contract and the strike ended today at noon.

The University's proposal to the Union, which includes major movement on arbitration, economics, union security, and many other issues, provides for unit recognition beyond what the NLRB requires.

This letter to the editor was published in the December 24, 2021 issue of the Wall Street Journal.

The University presented a best and final comprehensive proposal to the Student Workers of Columbia-UAW, offering major enhancements to arbitration, compensation, and benefits.

Columbia will begin the spring semester with two weeks of remote instruction.

This enables an officer of research whose appointment is ending to set up an auto-reply with updated contact information.

We are pleased to announce a request for proposals for the President’s Global Innovation Fund (PGIF).

I write to share new information that the University hopes will bring negotiations with the Student Workers of Columbia-UAW to a swift and positive conclusion.

I am writing to update you on developments related to ongoing negotiations between the University and Student Workers of Columbia-UAW, as well as on the SWC-UAW strike.

Student Workers of Columbia-UAW has agreed to begin mediation with the University as both sides work towards a final agreement.