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Families of Columbia students with incomes between $60,000 and $100,000 will see their parent contributions “significantly reduced,” according to a press release...
...Columbia will eliminate loans for all students receiving financial aid, replacing them with university grants. In addition, Columbia will offer work-study exemptions to students pursuing study abroad, research, internships, or community service projects...
Last year, Columbia eliminated loans for students whose families earn less than...
...from political stock - the New York State Senate seat he assumed in 1985 was formerly held by his father, Harlem political leader Basil Paterson. On the other, he is legally blind (a disability that did not prevent him from completing the New York City Marathon in 1999). When the Columbia University and Hofstra Law School graduate became the State Senate's minority leader in 2002, it marked the first time an African American assumed that position. As governor, Paterson will add to his groundbreaking record by becoming the state's first black chief executive, and just the fourth...
...going to provide bold leadership for the state? Probably not," says Justin Phillips, an expert on state government at Columbia University in New York City. But Phillips says a understated approach may suit Albany, where Spitzer's ferocity rankled. "Given his experience in the legislature, he'll take a more incremental approach to policy change. He'll get along better," Phillips says. "He'll probably be more effective than Spitzer. But New York government is characterized by gridlock. I don't know who could overcome that...