Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King’s College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. After residing at two locations for nearly a century and a half, the University moved to Morningside Heights in 1897.

Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, encompassing 17 schools with more than 25,000 students and 2,000 international faculty. Eighty Columbians—alumni, faculty, researchers, and administrators—have won Nobel Prizes. Furthermore, eight current faculty members are Nobel laureates in medicine, economics, physics, and literature. Columbians daily continue to conduct path breaking research in medicine, science, law, business, the arts, and the humanities.

The University’s Mission Statement: “Columbia University is one of the world’s most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.”

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28 April
4:00 pm5:00 pm

Catalyzing Change in Next-Gen Health: Investing in Women & Tech

Online
28 April
4:30 pm7:00 pm

Protest Waves After the Arab Spring and Gezi Park

28 April
6:00 pm7:00 pm

Music Monday: Orchestrating Dreams

29 April
4:00 pm6:00 pm

Signature Speaker Series: Professor Katharine Mach

30 April
9:00 am10:30 am

Webinar: Candid Reflections on Resource-Based Development

Online
30 April
12:00 pm1:00 pm

Medicine Grand Rounds with Azra Bihorac

30 April
12:00 pm1:00 pm

Aging Seminar: Life reflected: to understand wisdom holistically

Online
30 April
6:00 pm8:00 pm

Conference by Prof. Serge Gruzinski (EHESS Paris) at Casa Hispanica

30 April
6:00 pm7:00 pm

Book Talk: Merchants of Knowledge, Robert G. Morrison

02 May
12:00 pm1:45 pm

Antoine The Fortunate: One Man at the Crossroads of Empires

16 – 17 June
10:00 am5:00 pm

NIH Grant Writing Boot Camp

Online
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