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...personal-development class gets business students to explore what they find meaningful in life and integrate it into their careers. Despite some initial skepticism about the touchy-feely vibe (where else would a future M.B.A. read Ram Dass?), the class has been one of the most popular offered at Columbia Business School, where Rao has been an adjunct professor since 2000. Up to 200 students apply for 40 spots. Students have been so moved by his message, they started an informal alumni club to preserve the passion as they go on to conquer commerce. Rao taught last fall at London...
...expressive orator, Lewis has recently carved out a speaking circuit that has included the British Columbia Nurses' Union, the United Nations and Columbia University. With stories infused alternately with wit and heartbreak, he elicits both guffaws and gasps from his audiences. Relating one tale from his book, he described how he asked members of a community project growing cabbages how they spent their profits. "Why on coffins," they answered, almost surprised at the question. "We never have enough money for coffins...
...French culture. “This is proving to be a quite historic event and it has definitely lead to interesting and eye-opening conversations with French citizens,” said Kieran H. Shanahan ’07, who is studying at University of Paris VII through a Columbia University program. Shanahan added, however, that she is disappointed that her coursework was abridged because of the protests. Wang said while some of her peers’ classes have been cancelled for five weeks, she was attending class until a little over a week ago, when “Sorbonne...
This week will be crucial to the Crimson’s preparation as they look ahead to the Ivy League season. Ancient Eight play begins on April 8 with a doubleheader at Columbia...
...number-one “dream school” in the country. NYU topped Princeton Review’s annual “College Hopes and Worries Survey” for the third year in a row. The second place finish puts Harvard ahead of Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, and arch-rival Yale, who finished fifth. “New York is such a draw,” said Harriet Brand, director of public relations for Princeton Review, explaining NYU’s appeal. NYU’s diverse and eccentric surroundings plays a key factor in many students?...