Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Head and heart

Columbia should seek to develop good character, not just intellect.

We must move past the indecision of moral questioning.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Apr 24 06:58 pm ET

“Is the current science requirement sufficient for the aims of the Core Curriculum?”

Science needs to be examined through a broader lens.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Apr 10 08:16 pm ET

Should scholars make a greater effort to use simpler language?

Achieving good writing may or may not involve the elimination of jargon.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Mar 27 08:04 pm ET

How should non-Western traditions feature in the Core Curriculum? Is the Global Core adequate?

Columbia should serve its purpose in the American nation-state and privilege the Western tradition.

Should Columbia give higher priority to research or teaching?

Teaching and research are inevitably and intimately connected at Columbia.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Feb 21 06:58 pm ET

Barnard commencement May 15 2012	May Day 2012 May 7 2012	Oprah Viewing April 16 2012
Holi 2012! April 15 2012	Hindu Classical Night April 15 2012	Tamasha 2012 April 8 2012
Picnic on the roof of SIPA March 27 2012	Dominican American Art Exhibit March 25 2012	A long walk: Columbia to Battery Park March 18 2012