Memories tagged “Core Curriculum”

A Kid from the Bronx–Part 1 I arrived at the College in September 1952. At that time, a large percentage of Columbia “Men” (remember those dark days before women were admitted?) lived at home in the city or nearby suburbs...

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 1982, Columbia College 1956, School of General Studies 1976

Chrysalis of Awareness: The First Step in World Change Columbia provided the environment for the most dramatic growth I have experienced, immersed in a culture of diverse and amazing colleagues undergoing similar growth and guided by the luminance of engaged...

Columbia College 1990

Hang Time One of my favorite places to hang/study was the Hungarian bakery a couple of doors down from V&T’s Pizza. I eventually found the right balance of caffeine and sugar to keep me sharp while working through the Core...

Columbia College 1993

Junior Year Abroad in Rome “What are you going to DO with it?” is a question all Latin majors hear a hundred times. All I can reply is, at age 56, I’m gainfully employed and have never missed a meal....

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 1971, Columbia College 1970

The Beauty Part For me, now celebrating the 50th reunion of the College’s class of 1956, the most beautiful site on campus was and remains the Casa Italiana in general, and its Teatro in particular. I was honored to serve...

Columbia College 1956

Timeless Meaning The rigors of the Core Curriculum saw to it that I read what seemed like an infinite number of pages of the collective wisdom of Western Civilization. Unfortunately, I have a far greater appreciation for that now than...

Columbia College 1993

Using Old Tradition to Create a New World Columbia’s reputed “traditional” core curriculum was one of the things that drew me to the school. Throughout Lit Hum and CC, I fully appreciated that we were engaging with texts that were...

Columbia College 2004