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Avon CEO Andrea Jung delivered the keynote address, emphasizing the importance of passion, humility, balance and social responsibility.

The Oracle of Omaha agreed to a 30-minute video interview by 3 Columbia MBA students. In what ended up being an almost 1.5-hour session, Mr. Buffett discussed leadership and ethics.

As part of the annual initiative, alumni spoke at CBS Matters, a recurring student forum, for the first time.

Kristin Bresnahan, general counsel and chief people officer at plant-based dairy company Nobell Foods and former co-director of the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership at Columbia Law School, shared memorable insights on leadership and building a career. 

Incoming Class of 2008 students participated in the first sessions offered through the School’s new Program on Social Intelligence, an experiential learning series designed to enhance students’ leadership abilities.

As part of its first-ever student academic paper competition, the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) recognized two Columbia students for their writing.

With Columbia University, Columbia Business School has signed on to a new program that offsets the cost of higher education for military veterans.