Administrators highlighted improving enrollment and retention as faculty pressed for more details about how the college will address its financial and institutional challenges.
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A year after receiving a standing ovation at her first all-college meeting, Bolton will address Columbia faculty and staff again this week following a year of layoffs, senior leadership departures and a deficit that could exceed $40 million. In an interview with the Chronicle, she said her focus is now on putting the college’s three-year strategic plan into action and moving Columbia toward greater stability and growth.
The South Loop and much of the larger Chicago area were hit with violent storms and tornado warnings on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
For the first time, Parent PLUS loans have annual and lifetime borrowing limits, changing how some families may finance a college education.
The change makes smaller class sizes the standard for Columbia's required first-year seminar, with college leaders hoping students will build stronger connections with classmates and faculty.
The college kicked off three weeks of orientation this week for incoming students and their families.
The new platform is now the college’s hub for on-campus jobs, internships and creative career opportunities with employers off campus.
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