Alumni and Friends of the Columbia Daily Spectator

Alumni and Friends of the Columbia Daily Spectator A group for alumni, family, and friends of Columbia's independent daily.

The folks who have spent endless nights in the offices above 112th Street and Broadway, editing, cropping and enlarging; debating whether the food really is better at Uris; fending off the kids from the Internationalist Socialist Organization; and spending inordinate amounts of time covering riots, demonstrations, boycotts and protests.

In lieu of our annual awards dinner, we wanted to extend the invite for you all to please join us on May 27 for a virtua...
05/27/2020

In lieu of our annual awards dinner, we wanted to extend the invite for you all to please join us on May 27 for a virtual zoom gathering to reconnect with alumni and friends of the Columbia Daily Spectator! Tune in to hear our current leadership speak on the state of Spectator and how we’ve managed to continue our operations during these times.

Happy hour gathering for alumni and friends of the Columbia Daily Spectator

Thanks to everyone who attended or donated to CDSAAD this year. We had a great time! See highlights of the event below.
02/25/2018

Thanks to everyone who attended or donated to CDSAAD this year. We had a great time! See highlights of the event below.

As the 136th Director of Finance, Daniela remembers how she "was in the room when they announced that the Columbia Daily...
12/03/2016

As the 136th Director of Finance, Daniela remembers how she "was in the room when they announced that the Columbia Daily Spectator was going completely online. It was a historical moment not only for us, but for campus media in general and especially within the Ivy League."

The Spectator Publishing Company is a student run organization at Columbia University. It is the parent company of the Columbia Daily Spectator, The Eye, Spectrum, Courses@CU, New@CU, and Print@CU.

ICYMI: Columbia pledges to provide expanded support for undocumented students as the future of DACA remains uncertain.
11/28/2016

ICYMI: Columbia pledges to provide expanded support for undocumented students as the future of DACA remains uncertain.

Provost John Coatsworth announced a plan for the University to provide sanctuary and financial support for undocumented students.

ICYMI: President Debora Spar has decided to end her 10-year contract early to take over as President & CEO of Lincoln Ce...
11/23/2016

ICYMI: President Debora Spar has decided to end her 10-year contract early to take over as President & CEO of Lincoln Center.

Barnard President Debora Spar will resign from the college on March 5 to become the president and CEO of Lincoln Center.In an email sent to the Barnard community on Wednesday morning, Spar—who was inaugurated as president in 2008—said she had originally intended to fulfill the extent of her contract...

ICYMI: President Lee Bollinger criticizes Donald J. Trump at the Hamilton Award Dinner, saying Trump's rhetoric conflict...
11/23/2016

ICYMI: President Lee Bollinger criticizes Donald J. Trump at the Hamilton Award Dinner, saying Trump's rhetoric conflicts with Columbia's core values.

University President Lee Bollinger delivered a strongly-worded speech condemning President-elect Donald Trump at the Hamilton Award Dinner on Thursday night.In his remarks, which also celebrated the Core Curriculum and the three faculty members that the dinner honored, Bollinger said that the threat...

Celebrate Homecoming with the Columbia Daily Spectator over brunch at our offices at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 22.
10/11/2016

Celebrate Homecoming with the Columbia Daily Spectator over brunch at our offices at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 22.

Join us at the Spectator office before Columbia's Homecoming game. Food and refreshments will be served.

05/02/2016
Come support fellow alumni at In the Public Eye: A Conversation with former White House Counsel Bernie Nussbaum!
03/25/2016

Come support fellow alumni at In the Public Eye: A Conversation with former White House Counsel Bernie Nussbaum!

Two of our speakers at our upcoming conference, In the Public Eye: A Conversation with former White House Counsel Bernie Nussbaum, are former Speccies and Editors in Chief.

Listen to their stories on 4/3, Sunday, as they draw on experiences as diverse as investigating the Watergate scandals or doing Pro Bono work for the mentally disabled.

Get your free tickets here: www.specpublishing.com/public-eye

02/10/2016
The Columbia Daily Spectator Annual Awards Dinner is this Friday! Have you purchased your tickets?
01/31/2016

The Columbia Daily Spectator Annual Awards Dinner is this Friday! Have you purchased your tickets?

Join us on Friday, February 5th in Tribeca with special guest Martin Baron, Executive Editor of The Washington Post, in conversation with Margaret Sullivan, Public Editor of the New York Times.

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