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Five years, five CFOs

February 29, 2016

Michelle Gates, vice president of Business Affairs and chief financial officer, has left the college just one year and nine months after being hired in June 2014. Her last day was Feb. 26, according to a ...

Nonprofit aims to help artists manage student debt

By Campus Editor

December 14, 2015

As mounting student debt generates a national conversation, a Columbia alumnus aims to help artists pay off loans, afford rent and continue to pursue their passions.Derrick Trumbly, a 2005 theatre alumnus...

Kobe totally a Carrie

By Lindsey Woods

October 29, 2012

The sports scene has been full of news lately. There’s the ongoing NHL lockout, David Stern stepped down as commissioner of the NBA and football season is in full swing. But despite this, there is one urgent nugget of news that everyone seems to be ignoring.Kobe Bryant, whose career is considered among basketball’s best, admitted to liking “Sex and the City” in a column published Oct. 25 on iVillage.com.Upon hearing this...

Columbia in final stages of finding new CFO

By Brianna Wellen

June 2, 2011

The college’s search to replace former chief financial officer and vice president of Business Affairs Michael DeSalle has been narrowed down to two candidates.The two contenders, David Garafola and J. Randall Dempsey, separately spoke before a group of faculty members on May 23 and May 24 to discuss their background, qualifications and field any questions the group had about managing Columbia’s finances.As previously reporte...