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Landscape Design Graduates Launch Blue Dahlia Gardens

School of Continuing Education, Aug 05, 2009

Columbia M.S. in Landscape Design graduates Emma de Caires and Nate Harris have created Blue Dahlia Gardens, a landscape design firm specializing in small urban spaces.

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Landscape Design student Todd Haiman featured in Vertical Gardens exhibition

School of Continuing Education, Mar 28, 2009

Columbia M.S. in Landscape Design student Todd Haiman is having his work featured in an exhibition called Vertical Gardens, on view at the non-profit exhibitions space Exit Art. Haiman's project was from his third semester studio with Michael Weber.

 

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A Recession May Be a Time to Go Back to School

New York Times, Jan 03, 2009

"If a graduate degree makes sense generally for your career, this period of unemployment could be seen as a window of opportunity," said Jeffrey A. Heath, a managing director of the Landstone Group in Manhattan, an affiliate of the recruitment firm MRINetwork.

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Columbia Wins Best Urban Campus Grounds Prize

The Record, Oct 24, 2007

Columbia is getting a star – a Green Star Award, to be exact – from the Professional Grounds Management Society, which honored the University with the Grand Award for best in urban university grounds.

 

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Master’s Degrees Abound: Expanding Programs as More People Seek Higher Credentials

New York Times, Sep 12, 2007

There is a huge demand for credentials in high-level jobs now. "Each of my degrees helped me to get a leg up in the job market, and earn higher salaries than I would have otherwise. They were great investments."

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Student Landscape Designers Tackle Brooklyn Project Design

The New York Sun, Mar 14, 2007

Students in Columbia's Master of Science in Landscape Design program competed in a competition for a "real-world" project to design the courtyard of an 11-story condo in Brooklyn. Sponsored by Alchemy properties, the competition was a follow-up to a five-week studio design problem for the building. Students built models and produced rendered drawings of their design ideas. Graduating student, Anna Mather, took top prize of $2,000.

 

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More Executives Become Leaders in the Classroom

Crain's New York Business, Mar 04, 2007

The March 4, 2007, issue of Crain's New York Business notes that more and more seasoned executives are sharing the hallowed halls of the city's universities with traditional academics. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it seems that those who can do, can also teach.

 

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