associate.
In February 2024, Kim announced that he would step down as president in July 2024, replaced by an interim president. Jerry Tarrer was appointed as the Interim President following Dr. Kim's departure.
=== Presidents ===
Mary A. Blood, 1890–1927
Ida Morey Riley, 1890–1901
George L. Scherger, 1927–1929
Bertha Hofer Hegner, 1929–1936
Herman Hofer Hegner, 1936–1944
Norman Alexandroff, 1944–1960
Mirron (Mike) Alexandroff, 1961–1992
John B. Duff, 1992–2000
Warrick L. Carter, 2000–2013
Kwang-Wu Kim, 2013–2024
Jerry Tarrer, 2024–2025 (Interim President)
Shantay N. Bolton, 2025–Present
=== Adjunct Faculty Strike ===
From October 30 to December 17, 2023, the Columbia College Faculty Union (also known as CFAC), took part in the longest adjunct faculty strike in US labor history. The strike was for 49 days.
The CFAC represents approximately 600 part-time faculty members, or approximately two-thirds of the total faculty.
The foremost reason the strike took place was because over 50 courses from the Fall semester …
