Columbia Toughens Conflict Rules After ‘Inside Job’ Revelations

Columbia University plans to release next week more stringent disclosure rules for faculty who advise Wall Street and other industries that include posting outside professional activities online.

Professors who teach undergraduates will also need to inform deans about their time commitments outside the university, Michael Riordan, chairman of the economics department, said this week. The university’s law and business schools ratified similar guidelines in April and May.