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| − | An '''Institute''' is one of the university's many peculiar [[bureaucracy|bureaucratic]] entities. It refers to a type of | + | An '''Institute''' is one of the university's many peculiar [[bureaucracy|bureaucratic]] entities. It refers to a type of faculty group very similar to a [[Center]], but with slightly more power. The main distinction is that an Institute has the power to hire tenured faculty, whereas a Center does not. |
==Notable Institutes== | ==Notable Institutes== | ||
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* [[Harriman Institute]] | * [[Harriman Institute]] | ||
* [[Weatherhead East Asian Institute]] | * [[Weatherhead East Asian Institute]] | ||
| + | * [[Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies]] | ||
| + | * [[Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy]] | ||
...and many more. | ...and many more. | ||
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| + | ==List of institutes== | ||
| + | See Columbia's official [http://www.columbia.edu/research/research_institutes.html list of research institutes and centers]. | ||
[[Category:Institutes|*]] | [[Category:Institutes|*]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Definitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:35, 22 February 2009
An Institute is one of the university's many peculiar bureaucratic entities. It refers to a type of faculty group very similar to a Center, but with slightly more power. The main distinction is that an Institute has the power to hire tenured faculty, whereas a Center does not.
Notable Institutes
- Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
- Institute for Research on Women and Gender
- The Earth Institute
- Harriman Institute
- Weatherhead East Asian Institute
- Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
- Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy
...and many more.
List of institutes
See Columbia's official list of research institutes and centers.
