Hillary Clinton joins Columbia University faculty

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.

• Jan 6, 2023

Trial begins for former gynecologist accused of sexual abuse

Robert Hadden was indicted on six counts, but prosecutors said he abused dozens of patients, "including multiple minors."

• Jan 4, 2023

Columbia agrees to $165M settlement with 147 patients of OB-GYN

The university previously settled with another 79 former patients who said gynecologist Robert Hadden committed sexual abuse and misconduct while he was their doctor.

• Oct 7, 2022

Columbia U. drops to No. 18 in U.S. News ranking after errors

Ivy League school fell sharply in the annual college assessment after a faculty member questioned accuracy of its data.

• Sep 12, 2022

The 50 most expensive colleges in America, ranked

These colleges come with a hefty price tag

• Aug 3, 2022
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Ivy League acceptance rates drop to new low. They're not alone.

Harvard said it admitted about three students for every 100 applicants — the lowest in the school's 386-year history.

• Apr 1, 2022

Columbia University agrees to $71 million settlement with dozens of former patients of OBGYN

Claims by dozens of other patients have not been settled.

• Dec 1, 2021

Bomb threats called into multiple Ivy League universities

It is not clear if the threats are connected, and no suspect has been publicly connected to any of the calls.

• Nov 7, 2021

Doctor on school reopening, vaccine hesitancy

Dr. Susannah Hills, a pediatric airway surgeon and assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss schools reopening across New York City and the impact vaccine hesitancy has on the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Sep 22, 2021
• 10:18

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
• 6:35

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
• 7:27

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
• 3:28

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
• 2:06

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
• 1:01

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
• 6:42

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
• 6:40

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
• 1:18

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
• 8:34

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
• 1:04

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