2018 Columbia Alumni Medalists
Columbia Alumni Medalists are recognized for building Columbia's community—whether regionally, online, in specific schools, or in cross-campus initiatives. Alumni Medalists are honored at University Commencement and each fall at the the Alumni Medalists Gala during Columbia Alumni Leaders Weekend.
Learn more about this year's Medalists below:
April 30, 2018
Your Weekly Low Down | April 27, 2018
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April 27, 2018
10 Warning Signs You've Become a 'Work Martyr'
By Melody Wilding '11SW of the Columbia Career Coaches Network
This article originally appeared on MelodyWilding.com
Today being "crazy busy" is a way of life. Americans are taking less vacation time than ever before, not only to show dedication but also to simply keep up with the demands they face.
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April 26, 2018
Your Weekly Low Down | April 20, 2018
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April 20, 2018
Alumni Among 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Congratulations to the six talented Columbia alumni who received a prestigious Pulitzer Prize this week! Read more about their work below.
(Award descriptions courtesy of Pulitzer.org.)
April 19, 2018
Five Lame Excuses Keeping You from Making a Career Change
By Caroline Ceniza-Levine '93BC of the Columbia Career Coaches Network
This article originally appeared on SixFigureStart.com
I recently posted on Forbes about five lame excuses keeping you from making a career change, and it was based on justifications I hear over and over again from people who say they aspire to do something new but don't follow through to make this happen. You probably know the popular excuses – I don't know where to start, I can't afford the pay cut, it's too late, I don't have enough time, it won't work out anyway – that doom people before they even try.
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April 17, 2018
Your Weekly Low Down | April 13, 2018
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April 13, 2018
The Doctor's Office
Nuclear war. Jimmy Kimmel. Lionel Richie. What do these things have in common? Dr. Irwin Redlener. Columbia's Acacia O'Connor takes you inside the doctor's office on this episode of The Low Down.
Redlener is director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at The Earth Institute, co-founder -- along with Paul Simon -- of Children's Health Fund, a professor of health policy and management, and professor of pediatrics at Columbia University's Irving Medical Center. He works the biggest of big issues: from hurricanes and the refugee crisis to access to health care and education. He recently wrote a memoir, The Future of Us, published by Columbia University Press.
April 11, 2018
Change Negative Thoughts That Limit Your Success
By Melody Wilding '11SW of the Columbia Career Coaches Network
Why do some of the most intelligent people sabotage their own success? It all goes back to unconscious everyday thoughts, also called cognitive distortions, first identified by psychologists Aaron Beck and Dr. David Burns.
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April 09, 2018
Your Weekly Low Down | April 6, 2018
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April 06, 2018