Columbia University Student Strike Ends with Tentative Deal
Columbia University Student Strike Ends with Tentative Deal
In a contract that still needs to be ratified by union members, the university has agreed to boost student pay and allow for independent arbitration in cases of alleged misconduct and discrimination.
In a contract that still needs to be ratified by union members, the university has agreed to boost student pay and allow for independent arbitration in cases of alleged misconduct and discrimination.
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Barbara Low, Trailblazing Woman in X-Ray Crystallography, Dies
Carolyn Wilke | Mar 15, 2019 | 2 min read
The former Columbia University professor’s early work helped illuminate the structure of penicillin, allowing chemists to make variants and broaden the scope of antibiotic treatments.
Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize
Ashley Yeager | Oct 5, 2018 | 2 min read
More than 2,000 individuals favor the bargaining unit—the first at a private university in the US.
Petition Asks National Academy of Sciences to Boot Sexual Harassers
Shawna Williams | May 4, 2018 | 2 min read
The organization says election to the NAS is for life.
Columbia University Graduate Students Go on Strike
Jim Daley | Apr 25, 2018 | 2 min read
Administration officials contend that research and teaching assistants are students, not workers, and want to take the matter to federal court.
Prominent Neuroscientist Fired by Columbia, HHMI
Shawna Williams | Mar 8, 2018 | 1 min read
The specific reason for Thomas Jessell’s dismissal has not been disclosed.
Founder of amfAR and Champion of AIDS Research Dies
Jim Daley | Jan 17, 2018 | 2 min read
Mathilde Krim devoted her life to researching the disease and fighting the stigma associated with it.
Columbia Pays Millions to Settle Fraud Claim
Bob Grant | Oct 30, 2014 | 1 min read
The university has agreed to pay more than $9 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the US government over the submission of false claims regarding federal research funds.