Jeremy Budd

2011-12 in Review: Locals debate naming W. 121st for George Carlin

Community Board 9 will soon vote on whether to name the 500-block of West 121st Street after Carlin, who grew up there, but not after a long fight put up by the church on the block.

By Jeremy Budd and Finn Vigeland | May 6 08:40 pm ET

General Studies adds Global Core requirement

General Studies students will be required to take two Global Core courses, bringing GS' academic requirements further into line with Columbia College's.

By Jeremy Budd | May 2 09:34 pm ET

4 student artists, poets win Core Scholars Program prize

Rowan Buchanan, CC ’12, Marian Guerra, CC ’14, Gabriela Pelsinger, CC ’15, and Anneke Solomon, CC ’15, were named winners of the Core Scholars Program,

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 23 03:13 am ET

Panel considers future of the American college

Andrew Delbanco, the director of the Center for American Studies, said that the “idea of college as a place for reflection, a place where you can take a breath—that’s not happening very much anymore.”

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 20 04:57 am ET

Five professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The academy, which was founded in 1780 by John Adams, James Bowdoin, and John Hancock, announced 220 new members on Tuesday.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 18 04:15 am ET

Bollinger, panel talk race-based affirmative action

Now that the Supreme Court has decided to hear Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the Grutter and Gratz decisions could be overturned, which Bollinger said could have “major consequences.”

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 17 04:30 am ET

10 professors win Guggenheim Fellowships

Literature Humanities chair Christia Mercer and Contemporary Civilization chair Matthew Jones were among the professors to win the prestigious fellowships.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 16 02:53 am ET

Franzen reads for affordable housing

“Freedom” novelist Jonathan Franzen joined 100 Upper West Siders in ringing in the fifth anniversary of the Semiperm apartment building on Thursday.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 13 03:39 am ET

First-years to take required workshop on academic honesty

Groups of about 30 students will meet to discuss academic integrity, the transition from high school to college, and the services that advisers and librarians are able to offer students.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 12 03:56 am ET

As universities globalize, security officials concerned about spying

As universities attempt to globalize, which Columbia has made a priority, national officials are worried that spies will be able to stay under the radar more easily.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 10 02:02 am ET

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