NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 29, 2021
2021 GSAS Doctoral Convocation
Click here to view video of the convocation and read Dean Alonso’s message to the graduates.
April 13, 2021
Professor Joseph Massad receives 2020-2021 Columbia University Faculty Mentoring Award
The Arts and Sciences Graduate Council (ASGC) instituted this award in 2004 to commemorate excellence in the mentoring of PhD and MA students. This award is a student initiative; selections were made entirely by graduate student representatives from GSAS and affiliated schools based on student nomination letters spanning across all
April 13, 2021
Awo Yayra Sumah awarded the 2020-2021 Chinweike Okegbe Service Award
The Chinweike Okegbe Service Award (formerly GSAC Service Award) is presented annually by the Arts and Sciences Graduate Council to three members of the GSAS community (students and non-students) for service to the Columbia graduate community. This award is a student initiative; selections were made entirely by graduate student representatives
April 9, 2021
Timothy Mitchell receives 2021 Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching
Presidential Awards for Outstanding Teaching are given to faculty and graduate student instructors who have significantly influenced the intellectual development of Columbia students. To receive this award is a great honor, as it demonstrates commitment to excellent and often innovative teaching as recognized by the entire Columbia community. For more information, see