Jennifer L. Mnookin became the 21st president of Columbia University on July 1, 2026. President Mnookin is a nationally recognized legal scholar who has spent her career championing excellence in higher education.
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Engineering's Santiago Correa has received the Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize, earning $750,000 to advance next-generation CAR T cancer therapies.
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