On November 2, the Empire State Building was lit up in blue to mark the 250th anniversary of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. The institution was the first medical school in New York State and the second in the American colonies upon its founding in 1767.
The gift from Wendy and Richard Pini will support Columbia’s growing archive of comics and graphic novels
The program will allow graduate students of Black history, culture, and intellectual traditions to take their scholarship to the next level
The position is the highest academic distinction for a Columbia faculty member