Ex-gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of female patients faces new charge

It's the seventh count for Robert Hadden, who prosecutors allege assaulted "dozens of female patients, including multiple minors."

• Jul 19, 2021

Ivy League behind bars

President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison last year as he sought to build support for criminal justice reform. While it seemed to have bipartisan support in Congress this year, it now appears to be stalled amid the intensifying election campaign. But one state is moving ahead with a controversial plan to expand a rehabilitation program for some of its prison inmates. Mark Albert reports.

• Jul 9, 2016
• 06:35

Agree to disagree

Conflict seems to be a big part of life these days, but is conflict inevitable? And if so, is there a way to make it go well, and yield positive results? Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with Billy Moore, a survivor of street conflict on Chicago's South Side who has dedicated his life to ending deadly violence in his hometown; journalist Amanda Ripley, who writes on the value of "good" conflict; psychology professor Peter Coleman, who runs Columbia University's "Difficult Conversations Lab"; and Dr. Jay Buckey, an astronaut who talks about the importance of conflict resolution in outer space.

• Apr 4, 2021
• 07:27

One student is leaving Columbia University with much more than a diploma

One student is leaving Columbia University with much more than a diploma. Mark Albert reports from the New York City campus where Lizzie Valverde and Katy Olson accidentally learned an incredible secret.

• May 18, 2015
• 03:28

Mark Albert tells the story of two sisters who didn’t even know each other existed, until they wound up in a classroom for the same course

Mark Albert tells the story of two sisters who didn’t even know each other existed, until they wound up in a classroom for the same course.

• May 16, 2015
• 02:06

Rolling Stone Magazine has retracted an article about an alleged rape on the campus of the University of Virginia after an independent review of the story and reporting by the Columbia University Graduate School Of Journalism

Rolling Stone Magazine has retracted an article about an alleged rape on the campus of the University of Virginia after an independent review of the story and reporting by the Columbia University Graduate School Of Journalism.

• Apr 5, 2015
• 01:01

175 patients of former OBGYN have joined lawsuit against Columbia University, attorney says

Anthony DiPietro, an attorney for the former patients, told CBS News that the case has grown tenfold since a lawsuit was filed with 17 plaintiffs in 2018.

• Mar 30, 2021

Columbia University students are holding a tuition strike during pandemic

Some students began withholding tuition last Friday, the due date.

• Jan 29, 2021

Why vaccine alone won't end the pandemic

President Biden says the U.S. is buying 200 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the process of vaccinating a majority of Americans will take months. CBSN's Tanya Rivero spoke with Jeffrey Shaman, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, about what the nation needs to do to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 06:42

Columbia students call for tuition strike

The Columbia University-Barnard College chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America is calling on the Ivy League school to lower costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, or they're threatening to withhold tuition payments. Although the school has frozen tuition and is offering some aid programs, the students say it is not enough. Student leader Christian Flores joins CBSN to discuss the campaign.

• Dec 7, 2020
• 06:40

Columbia under investigation for its handling of sex assault allegations

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has described the investigation as "intensely active."

• Sep 11, 2020

As the hardest-hit parts of the Philippines begin to receive humanitarian aid, Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, explains why disaster relief takes as long as it does

As the hardest-hit parts of the Philippines begin to receive humanitarian aid, Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, explains why disaster relief takes as long as it does, even with advance notice of an impending disaster.

• Nov 16, 2013
• 01:18

The antidemocratic reality of the Confederacy

The House is preparing to vote on removing Confederate statues from Capitol buildings, as the country grapples with monuments in local public spaces. Columbia University history professor Stephanie McCurry joined CBSN to discuss how the history of the Confederacy was rewritten over the years to obscure its oppressive and antidemocratic reality.

• Jul 22, 2020
• 16:43

White House pushes back on COVID-19 study

New research from Columbia University found that at least 36,000 lives could have been saved if the U.S. had imposed social distancing guidelines just one week earlier in March. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joined CBSN to discuss how the White House is responding.

• May 21, 2020
• 08:34

How to help the environment ahead of UN climate summit

Next week the United Nation’s Climate Action Summit will take place in New York. CBS News weather and climate contributor Jeff Berardelli sat down with Peter Demenocal, dean of science at Columbia University, to discuss how we can all help the planet.

• Sep 20, 2019
• 12:50

14-year-old arrested in Tessa Majors' murder

A 14-year-old boy was arrested Friday and indicted for the stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors. Rashaun Weaver faces second degree murder and robbery charges. CBSN's Errol Barnett has the latest.

• Feb 15, 2020
• 01:04

Prosecutors investigating new allegations against Robert Hadden

A plea deal in 2016 means the former Columbia University obstetrician never saw jail time, dozens of women have since come forward.

• Feb 20, 2020

Dozens of women join Evelyn Yang in accusing doctor of assault

Anthony T. DiPietro says a lawsuit that initially included 17 women when it was filed in 2018, and had grown to more than 30 a month ago, now could include up to 70 women

• Feb 17, 2020

13-year-old faces murder charges in death of NYC student

The Barnard freshman was stabbed to death in Morningside Park, next door to Columbia University.

• Dec 13, 2019

Barnard students shocked by murder: "It could have been anyone"

According to NYPD statistics, crime is up in Morningside Park, and the city's murder rate is also up, some 8%.

• Dec 13, 2019

N.Y. legislation would combat sexual abuse by doctors

Marissa Hoechstetter told CBS News in a December interview that her gynecologist repeatedly assaulted her while she was pregnant with twins

• May 29, 2019

More women suing doctor over sex abuse, attorney says

Half a dozen more women have come forward with stories of abuse by former doctor Robert Hadden since CBS News aired an interview with one of those suing the former obstetrician

• Dec 14, 2018

Is El Niño to blame for the big Southern storm?

Heavy rain in California and piles of snow in the Southeast may be signs another El Niño weather phenomenon is upon us

• Dec 10, 2018

Women suing Columbia Univ. & hospitals

17 women have filed a lawsuit against Columbia University and associated hospitals for their handling of a sexual abuse case involving former obstetrician Robert Hadden, who pleaded guilty in 2016 to abusing two patients. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates spoke with one of the plaintiffs.

• Dec 5, 2018
• 08:34

Women sue for "massive coverup" of doctor's sex abuse

The women say Columbia University and its hospitals "actively and deliberately" concealed the conduct of an obstetrician accused of sexually abusing patients for decades

• Dec 5, 2018

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