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Wafaa El-Sadr appointed to lead Columbia World Projects
Wafaa El-Sadr appointed to lead Columbia World Projects Olivia Treynor / Senior Staff Photographer By Faith Onyechere | January 25, 2021, 9:49 PM
University Professor and Dr. Mathilde Krim-amfAR Chair of Global Health Wafaa El-Sadr has been appointed the next director of Columbia World Projects, University President Lee Bollinger announced in an email to the student body Thursday afternoon.
Currently, El-Sadr is the director of the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs and the director of the Global Health Initiative at the Mailman School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Columbia faculty for more than three decades and in 2013 was elevated to the rank of University Professor, Columbia’s highest academic honor and a position held by only eight faculty members at once.
Columbia invites 1,800 students back to campus despite social distancing violations and rising cases
Columbia invites 1,800 students back to campus despite social distancing violations and rising cases Millie Felder / Senior Staff Photographer During the fall semester, there were 258 reports of alleged Health Compact violations. Some of these cases are still pending review, but as of the first week of the spring semester, the University determined 219 violations had occurred on campus. By Talia Abrahamson | January 20, 2021, 11:30 PM
The Columbia Community Health Compact will be tested this semester as the University welcomes approximately 1,800 undergraduates to campus, nearly double its on-campus student population from the fall semester.