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Columbia’s Professor James Shapiro to join London’s School of Advanced Study as ST Lee Visiting Fellow

Columbia’s Professor James Shapiro to join London’s School of Advanced Study as ST Lee Visiting Fellow
May 8, 2013 No Comments »

Share Professor James Shapiro, Larry Miller Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, will hold the ST Lee Visiting Professorial Fellowship at the School of Advanced Study, University of London for 2012-13. Professor Shapiro, a Shakespeare scholar and ... Read More »

Johns Hopkins names Columbia University administrator as provost

Johns Hopkins names Columbia University administrator as provost
May 2, 2013 Comments Off

Share A Columbia University administrator is taking over a top post at Johns Hopkins University. Robert C. Lieberman will take on the role of provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Hopkins July 1. Lieberman is currently the ... Read More »

Stanford University is 1st college to raise $1B

Stanford University is 1st college to raise $1B
February 21, 2013 Comments Off

Share Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, according to a report released. For the eighth straight year, Stanford ranked first in the ... Read More »

Columbia University presents African Economic Forum 2013

Columbia University presents African Economic Forum 2013
February 16, 2013 Comments Off

Share Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, School of International and Public Affairs, Law School, and Mailman School of Public Health jointly present the 10th Annual African Economic Forum (AEF) to be held at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business ... Read More »

2013 Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Columbia University, USA

2013 Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Columbia University, USA
February 5, 2013 Comments Off

Share The Brain Imaging Lab at Columbia University announces Postdoctoral Researcher Position. The position is being offered in the field of magnetic resonance imaging at Columbia University in USA. About Scholarship: The Brain Imaging Lab at Columbia University invites applications for an ... Read More »

Africa: Columbia University establishes first Global Center for Africa

Africa: Columbia University establishes first Global Center for Africa
January 20, 2013 Comments Off

Share Columbia University has established a Global Center for Africa in Nairobi, the first such institution in the continent. At the launching of the facility at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki welcomed its establishment as a positive ... Read More »

Zuckerman pledges $200 million to Columbia University

Zuckerman pledges $200 million to Columbia University
December 26, 2012 Comments Off

Share Donation by Jewish communal leader and billionaire will fund institute devoted to the human brain Mort Zuckerman has pledged $200 million to endow a Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University. The Zuckerman Institute will pursue cutting-edge research in ... Read More »

University of Florida classes to be available on free course website

University of Florida classes to be available on free course website
September 28, 2012 Comments Off

Share Online students will soon be able to get a free look into the University of Florida learning experience. The University announced on Sept. 19 that it will be among 17 universities that have signed agreements with Coursera, a free ... Read More »

Stanford University gains foothold in China with Beijing center

Stanford University gains foothold in China with Beijing center
June 19, 2012 Comments Off

Share On the walls of the stunning new multimillion-dollar Stanford Center here are hand-painted Chinese landscapes and scenes from the Palo Alto, California, campus — signs of a new cross-Pacific partnership that offers great promise as well as some perils ... Read More »

US give Croatians chance to train at prestigious universities

US give Croatians chance to train at prestigious universities
May 26, 2012 Comments Off

Share Croatia is once again participating in the prestigious academic mobility program called the Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP), funded by the U.S. government. The program provides teachers at Croatian higher education institutions the possibility of obtaining scholarships for training ... Read More »