Class Day

At Columbia College Class Day, Harper's publisher analyzes texts

Rick MacArthur, CC ’78, discussed Karl Marx and other texts, while more than 1,000 CC seniors celebrated their graduation and looked back on their time at Columbia.

By Lillian Chen | May 15 06:03 pm ET

Nontraditional students, military vets hailed at General Studies Class Day

The ceremony was moved back to Sunday due to security measures surrounding President Barack Obama’s decision to speak at Barnard's commencement ceremony Monday afternoon.

By Stephen Snowder | May 13 02:26 pm ET

2011-12 in Review: Obama's decision to speak at Barnard creates rift, bumps GS Class Day

After Debora Spar announced that President Barack Obama, CC '83, would speak at Barnard's commencement ceremony, several controversies ensued.

By Madina Toure and Ben Gittelson | May 6 12:29 pm ET

Councils giving money to help inconvenienced GS families

The student councils of the other undergraduate schools will offer some of their funds to help GS graduates’ families inconvenienced by the Class Day date change.

By Yasmin Gagne | Apr 27 07:40 am ET

Student leaders condemn GS Class Day change, ‘modest fund’ set up for costs

Nearly 500 students signed a Change.org petition condemning the change, and students in other undergraduate schools opened up their apartments and dorms to families inconvenienced by the change.

By Madina Toure | Apr 26 06:27 am ET

In support of GS

After the mishap with Class Day being rescheduled, it is important that we show solidarity with GS.

By Editorial Board | Apr 24 07:18 pm ET

GS Class Day moved to accommodate security for Obama’s visit

Students are upset over the move of the ceremony, which 70 percent of graduates said would result in at least some, if not all, of their family missing the event.

By Yasmin Gagne and Ben Gittelson | Apr 24 02:52 am ET

GS Class Day speaker swapped computers for classics

Thomas Reardon, GS ’08, after creating Internet Explorer, turned in his computer when he arrived at college.

By Michelle Inaba Mocarski | Apr 20 04:49 am ET

Zach Brill named Columbia College valedictorian

Brill, a chemistry major, will speak at CC Class Day on May 15, as will salutatorian Zach Levine, an anthropology major.

By Sammy Roth and Rakhi Agrawal | Apr 18 04:28 am ET

Xerox CEO to speak at SEAS Class Day

Ursula Burns, SEAS '82, started as a summer intern at Xerox before rising through the ranks to become the first African-American woman to run a Fortune 500 company.

By Jeremy Budd and Ben Gittelson | Feb 19 09:59 pm ET

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