For the first time, the Services for Students with Disabilities introduced Glean, a web-based AI tool that records, transcribes, and summarizes notes free of charge for students who need it. The tool, which the college pays a licensing fee to use, replaces peer notetakers who used to volunteer...
Every year on Oct. 1, thousands of students apply for financial aid, receiving direct loans through the U.S. Department of Education or private providers like Sallie Mae, Credible and Earnest. Financing has enabled students from middle to low-income households to attend college. But as the...
Half of young people ages 18-29 voted in the 2020 presidential election, an 11-point increase from 2016 and one of the highest rates of youth electoral participation since the voting age was lowered to 18, according to research from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement...
Columbia abruptly closed the student Health Center in mid-August, just weeks before the start of the Fall 2024 semester. Dean of Students Doug Eck told the Chronicle that the center shut down due to the closure of a private medical provider, leaving...
I joined Columbia College in October 2019 as an instructional specialist for the School of Fine and Performing Arts. Moving from Texas, this was the first time I felt I could be open about my identity as a trans man during the hiring process. When I joined...