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Columbia mourns loss of Karl Kroeber

The retired professor died of cancer at age 83. "He was a genius, a crank, and a curmudgeon, but also a softie..."

Martinez fills new post in multiculural affairs

The new title, dean of community development and multicultural affairs, is the product of ongoing conversation between students and staff during which they established the need to continue building a sense of community on campus with increased co-curricular coordination.