Parents accuse Columbia of "evicting" day care center
The university said the program was mismanaged, but the parents are fighting to keep it open.
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The university said the program was mismanaged, but the parents are fighting to keep it open.
March Madness is coming, and the women's NCAA tournament could have four local teams. That includes a school in line to make the tournament for the first time ever. CBS2's Steve Overmyer has more on how the Columbia University Lions are ready to roar.
Some parents in Morningside Heights are protesting what they call the eviction of their children's day care from the campus of Columbia University. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge spoke to some of the affected families who say they're fighting to keep it open.
Morningside Heights families are protesting Columbia University's eviction of their children's daycare. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
Columbia appears to be the first Ivy League school to adopt the test-optional policy indefinitely.
Columbia University is dropping standardized test requirements for undergraduate admissions.
Currently the head of the London School of Economics, Shafik will become the 20th president - and first woman - to lead the Ivy League institution.
Columbia University named a new president Wednesday. Minouche Shafik will become the first woman to run the school.
The former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate will be joining the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs as a "professor of practice" next month.
The former secretary of state will join Columbia as a professor for the School of International and Public Affairs.
A major settlement has been made between two Manhattan hospitals and 147 alleged victims of sex abuse at the hands of their gynecologist.
The university previously settled with another 79 former patients who said gynecologist Robert Hadden committed sexual abuse and misconduct while he was their doctor.
It comes after the Ivy League school admitted it had submitted inaccurate data in earlier years.
Columbia University has dropped to number 18 on the new U.S. News and World Report's annual Best Colleges list.
Police are still looking for witnesses and the suspect in the July attack in Inwood.
For the first time in United States history, a president has named a Black, openly gay woman to be White House press secretary. CBS2's Jennifer McLogan reports enthusiasm and pride are bubbling over in the Long Island communities where she grew up and attended school.
Police urge any other potential victims to come forward.
Investigators ask any other potential victims to come forward.
CBS2's Alice Gainer has the latest.
Dozens of NYCHA tenants received free eye exams and free eyeglasses Tuesday, as part of a partnership with Columbia University to research the importance of preventive care.
A prayer service was held Tuesday at the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in his hometown of Alba, Italy.
Giri was fatally stabbed near Morningside Park just before 11 p.m. Thursday near 123rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. He was returning from soccer practice when he was attacked, apparently at random.
The knife-wielding suspect was taken into custody near Central Park, where he was allegedly threatening a third person.
In a letter to students, Columbia University President Lee Bollinger called Giri's death "unspeakably sad and deeply shocking, as it took place only steps from our campus."
Several buildings on the Columbia University campus were evacuated Sunday following a bomb threat, the school said.
