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Columbia Deficit

All stories relating to the college’s on-going financial deficit.

Budget cuts force reduction of garbage removal in offices, changes in cleaning policies

Budget cuts force reduction of garbage removal in offices, changes in cleaning policies

By Kate Julianne Larroder, Reporter
November 12, 2024
Faculty wait for the town hall meeting to begin on the fifth floor of the Student center on Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024.

Breaking: College looking to close 18 majors across the college

By Patience Hurston and Vivian Richey
September 11, 2024
Interim President and CEO Jerry Tarrer speaks in front of incoming Columbia first-year and transfer students at the New Student Convocation at the Student Center parking lot on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

Explainer: What it means to review a program and what happens when it ends

By Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
September 11, 2024
Members of the Faculty Senate during the board meeting held in the Student Center, on Sept. 6, 2024.

Full-time faculty, staff receive 3% salary raise

By Allison Shelton and Vivian Richey
September 6, 2024
Papers are taped to the door of the Health Center stating it is permanently closed and offers additional information on student health on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

College had to close student Health Center after private medical provider closed, leaving no affordable options to replace them

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2024
Faculty listen in on Provost Marcella David and interim President and CEO Jerry Tarrer speak at the collegewide faculty meeting in the Student Center on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

College delays release of consulting firm’s recommendations for which majors should be cut

By Patience Hurston and Araceli Ramirez
August 16, 2024
Interim President and CEO Jerry Tarrer speaks alongside Provost Marcella David at the collegewide faculty meeting in the Student Center on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

Interim President Jerry Tarrer unveils priorities for next 12 months that focus on retention, new student initiatives, addressing fiscal challenges

By Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
August 16, 2024
Provost Marcella David and interim President and CEO Jerry Tarrer talk with a colleague before the Board of Trustees meeting on the second floor of the Student Center on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Exclusive: Eleven full-time faculty accept buyouts but still have time to change their mind

By Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
August 14, 2024
Counseling Services operates on the 5th floor of 916 S. Wabash Ave. It offers in-person individual and group counseling as well as a range of other services for students.

Columbia to integrate virtual mental health provider TimelyCare alongside existing Counseling Service resources, providing 24/7 access to mental health care

By Addison Annis, Patience Hurston, and Maya Liquigan
June 5, 2024
Counseling Services is located on the 5th floor of 916 S. Wabash Ave.

Exclusive: College lays off 70 staff across the college to help close the financial deficit, including four therapists in the Counseling Center

By Addison Annis and Patience Hurston
May 30, 2024
Faculty members engage in lively discussion before the faculty meeting begins, held in the Conaway Center at 1104 S. Wabash Ave on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. With $18 million in cuts being made, the college discuss changes being made to core curriculum, staff layoffs and more.

Full-time faculty, senior administrators disagree on whether board’s decision to declare ‘adverse circumstance’ ended tenure at college

By Patience Hurston and Sydney Richardson
May 21, 2024
Chief of Staff Laurent Pernot, Senior Vice President and CFO Jerry Tarrer and President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim confer during a break during the Board of Trustees meeting at the Student Center on Monday, May 20, 2024. The board voted to accept Kim's recommendations for the college.

Breaking: Board of Trustees approves sweeping changes to address financial deficit after finding college has met requirements for ‘adverse circumstance’

By Patience Hurston and Sydney Richardson
May 20, 2024
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