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BucksAlthough the formal announcement in all of our inboxes is still pending, the Times has already reported the details of Columbia's big financial aid plan this morning.

The main points:

  • Families making $60,000 or less per year will no longer pay tuition, room and board, or fees as of Fall 2008
  • Grants will replace loans in financial aid packages, including those offered to current students.
  • Families making between $60,000 and $100,000 will have unspecified expanded aid opportunities.
The previous threshold for no-loan aid was $50,000. (Harvard maintains the same standard; compare to $75,000 at gold-standard Cornell and Dartmouth, $45,000 at Yale and $40K at Penn).

Word has it these policies apply to this year's admits, including those who have already received Early Decision letters. Lucky dogs. There's no statement posted on the CU website yet, but since the Times quotes PrezBo, we surmise that it can't be far off. Full statement after the jump. Bottoms up!


Recently confirmed word on the street is that Columbia College graduate and certified big deal Brian Dennehy will be in attendance at Sunday's performance of this year's Varsity Show.

That's right. Varsity 112 = TWO celebrities. TWO. That's almost like an issue of US Weekly.

Hard core stalkers must attend the 8 PM performances of the V-Show on both Saturday and Sunday nights in order get in on all the gawking action. On Saturday, Dennehy's fellow distinguished CC Alum Art Garfunkel will be in attendance to accept some big prestigious Varsity Show award—see the Bwog story for further details.

In addition to watching the performance on Sunday, Dennehy will grace all those present with—wait for it—a TEN MINUTE introductory presentation. Expect him to talk about his career, his time at Columbia, and whatever the hell else he wants to. He's Brian Dennehy, after all.

Get excited for this one, kids. It'll be more fun than Tommy Boy.

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