Senior profile: Sara Snedeker, BC

Snedeker was instrumental in pushing the senate to endorse public course evaluations, which it did in a 44-12 vote last month. She helped lead a Student Affairs Committee effort to develop and draft a course evaluations resolution, a yearlong initiative that required faculty, administrative, and student support.

By Avantika Kumar | May 15 03:20 pm ET

Graduate school seeks to create interdisciplinary master's program

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is seeking University Senate approval for a new interdisciplinary master’s program which would allow students to individualize their courses of study.

By Margaret Mattes | Apr 30 07:11 am ET

Senate passes resolution supporting public course evaluations

After an hour of debate, the University Senate resolved to encourage all Columbia schools to make course evaluations public, in a 44 to 12 vote.

By Margaret Mattes | Apr 27 09:47 pm ET

LGBT option considered for applications

University senators are doing research into how Columbia and its peer schools use information regarding sexual orientation, if at all, to determine if it would be useful for students to identify as LGBT on applications.

By Jordan Freisleben | Apr 26 06:29 am ET

Bestselling author encourages creative solutions to Columbia’s space dilemmas

The University Senate brought in author and CC alum Jonah Lehrer to discuss space allocation on campus.

By Abby Mitchell | Apr 19 04:27 am ET

Open course evaluations

It is the University's responsibility to provide a mechanism like open course evaluations for students to make their own judgments on professors.

By Editorial Board | Apr 16 01:38 am ET

Students, faculty clash on open course evaluations

“Open course evaluations could create an atmosphere of pandering, surveillance, that could undermine responsible teaching,” School of the Arts professor Bette Gordon said.

By Margaret Mattes | Apr 12 04:07 am ET

Misinformation about CULPA

CULPA addresses senate plans for open course evaluations and corrects wrongs said about CULPA.

By CULPA | Apr 10 07:19 pm ET

2012 General Studies University Senate elections

By Phineas Lunger, Nathalie Molina Niño, Justin Carter, Amna Pervez, and Adam Gentle | Apr 9 10:48 pm ET

CC, SEAS, BC elections end; 212 wins CCSC E Board

Three of the four undergraduate student councils announced election results Thursday night, with student government veterans winning most of the top positions.

By Luke Barnes, Jordan Freisleben, Emma Goss, and Ben Gittelson | Apr 5 10:44 pm ET