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A Conversation with Boon Thau Loo: A Six-Year Journey in Online Education–Insights from Penn Engineering Online
On January 30, 2025, Professor Boon Thau Loo joined us to discuss the story behind the University of Pennsylvania’s transformative online learning initiatives.
A Conversation with Google’s Jeff Rubenstein: Thinking About the Value of AI in Higher Education
On March 14, 2024, Jeff Rubenstein, Education Cloud Product Manager at Google, joined us to discuss the ways in which AI can transform and bring value to education.
A Conversation with Joel Podolny: From Improving Content to Improving Engagement—20 Years of Lessons Learned
On April 6, 2023 Joel Podolny shared his past experiences as Dean of the Yale School of Management and Dean of Apple University and how they helped shape the vision for the digital platform of the company that he leads today, Honor Education.
Key Trends Shaping Higher Ed: A Conversation with Todd Zipper
On November 15th, President of Wiley Education Services Todd Zipper discussed five trends in higher education to study and adapt during this pivotal time for universities, including education as a benefit, alternative educational institutions, and the rise of the mega-nonprofit.
Soulaymane Kachani Appointed Senior Vice Provost
Soulaymane Kachani was appointed Senior Vice Provost on January 1, 2022. Below are the announcements from Provost Mary Boyce and Interim Dean of Columbia Engineering Shih-Fu Chang that were shared with the community this week. #### February 21, 2022 Announcement...
New MOOC: Menstruation in a Global Context
Columbia University Launches Open Online Course—Menstruation in a Global Context: Addressing Policy and Practice NEW YORK, New York. Columbia University has released an open online course, Menstruation in a Global Context: Addressing Policy and Practice, to provide...
Provost’s Conversations on Online Learning
View all the previous PCoOL talks here