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Admins denounce police monitoring of Muslim students

University President Lee Bollinger and Barnard President Debora Spar both expressed opposition Tuesday to the NYPD’s reported monitoring of Muslim students.

By Jessica Stallone | Feb 22 05:30 am ET

Technology incubators heading to Harlem

With two technology incubators scheduled to open in Harlem and another hoping to join them, Manhattan’s high-tech wave might be making its way uptown.

By Miles Johnson | Feb 20 12:00 am ET

Politicians push back against school closing

At a Tuesday night meeting at the 26th police precinct, City Council member Robert Jackson and several other politicians joined the chorus of support for Wadleigh Secondary School.

By Finn Vigeland | Feb 1 04:42 am ET

Embrace Big Red

Far from a threat, Cornell's presence in New York would be to Columbia's advantage.

By Editorial Board | Jan 26 08:27 pm ET

Cornell wins NYC competition, but city still in talks with Columbia

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that Cornell had won a $100 million grant to build an engineering campus in NYC, but the city might still give support to Columbia, NYU, and Carnegie Mellon as well.

By Casey Tolan | Dec 19 07:15 pm ET

Cornell to be awarded money in Bloomberg's engineering campus competition

After saying he would pronounce a winner in January, Mayor Michael Bloomberg surprises and will announce his pick of Cornell University today, Spectator has confirmed.

By Jillian Kumagai and Finn Vigeland | Dec 18 10:31 pm ET

Columbia makes ‘short list’ in engineering competition

Columbia has made it onto the city’s “short list" for Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s engineering campus competition, according to an email from the SEAS dean.

By Jillian Kumagai | Dec 6 01:48 am ET

Bloomberg says cities need to spur innovation

Mayor Michael Bloomberg advocated for innovation and the role of local government in cities on Thursday, but his speech also drew a crowd of protesters who were dissatisfied with Bloomberg's economic policies.

By Teresa Shen | Nov 4 03:57 am ET

Columbia plays up connections to city in bid for M'ville funding

The proposal that best fulfills Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s vision for a 21st century applied science school will receive $100 million from the city. But University President Lee Bollinger acknowledged in a recent interview that Columbia is the underdog in the race, since its plans diverge significantly from the city’s ideas.

By Finn Vigeland | Oct 28 01:35 am ET

Bloomberg, Obama, and the Face of Our Nation Abroad

Bloomberg’s act of travel is what was out of line. He might have hoped only to give his personal encouragement, but in traveling to Israeli cities and shaking hands with locals, he physically offered support.

By MaryAlice Parks | Jan 19 11:32 pm ET

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