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Teaching and Mentoring
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Series Spotlight
Core to Commencement Stories: Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History
Recognize, Reward and Retain the Finest Faculty
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Teachers Who Mentor
Support the creation of rich mentoring and advising connections between teachers and students.
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Bolster Faculty and their Departments
Reward and renew the diverse and brilliant academic community Columbia is known for, which also sustains the Core.
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Innovation and Research
Cultivate junior faculty and reward exceptional teachers to truly advance the pioneering work that also advances society.
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"I get to believe in and live the fountain of youth 28 times every semester. Seeing the world as we saw it when we were in college is a fantasy for most people. Being a faculty member at a place like Columbia allows me to live that fantasy every day."
Sunil Gulati, MICHAEL K. DAKOLIAS SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DISCIPLINE OF ECONOMICS