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Columbia University

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Overall good employer, pretty campus, good benefits. - Development Associate Columbia University Employee Review

4.0
Mar 15, 2009
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Pros

Great benefits - including free tuition. University atmosphere attracts a lot of smart, intellectual people committed to education. Many people stay at Columbia for a long time, as moving between departments is relatively easy. For the most part the University is committed to retaining staff and encouraging professional development, and there are ample opportunities to build skills.

Cons

Bureaucracy. But no different than any other top-tier large research university. Processes are not very efficient and things that shouldn't take a long time take forever. This can be frustrating.

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5.0
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Pros

Unionized, generous salary for a postdoc

Cons

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2.0
Jul 20, 2026
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Pros

They have a lot of resources, the campus is pretty, the students are engaged

Cons

They censor your political speech, punish you for activism, and have been known to call the NYPD to commit police brutality on campus

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