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20 Photos that Capture Columbia’s 2026 Commencement
On May 20, more than 18,000 Columbians capped off their studies and made the transition from students to graduates
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Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?
A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light
Buddhist monks participate in an April 10 peace march in Mumbai, India (Arko Dattar/Reuters).
Tibet's Long Shadow
China’s bitter relationship with its highland province and the Dalai Lama
Obama Presidency Oral History Archive is Now Available
A team of Columbia historians and social scientists recorded more than 450 interviews over several years
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Shake, Battle, and Roll
At Columbia’s Battle of the Bands, some 150 undergrads grooved to a mix of blues rock, R&B, indie, and folk rock from six student acts
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Obama Presidency Oral History Archive is Now Available
A team of Columbia historians and social scientists recorded more than 450 interviews over several years
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Columbia Engineering Offering Interdisciplinary AI Master’s Degree
The Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence program will combine computer science and engineering courses with instruction in other domains
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Lavines Donate $10 Million to Basketball Teams
The gift is one of the largest in the history of the Columbia Athletics department
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Jennifer Crewe Retires from Columbia University Press
Good words flowed at a farewell party for the publisher’s longtime associate provost and director
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The New Red Scare
A recent panel featuring Molly Jong-Fast ’97BC, Michael Meeropol, and others looked at the McCarthy era and its lessons for today
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Jennifer L. Mnookin Named University President
The nationally recognized legal scholar will step into her new role on July 1
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How to Write (Persuasively) about the Climate Crisis
In a course on science writing, environmental journalist Bill McKibben suggested that people are more open to hearing about clean energy than they are about climate
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Kalaniyot Chapter Opens at Columbia
The program brings Israeli researchers to the University and promotes inclusion of the Jewish community on campus
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Columbia Leads New Materials Innovation Hub
At Gotham Foundry, students, faculty, and private partners can develop new types of environmentally sustainable materials
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Institute of Global Politics Launches American Democracy Initiative
The project is led Columbia political economist Alexander Hertel-Fernandez
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Li Lu Gives $15M for Law Library
The Li Lu Law Library, spread over three floors of Jerome L. Greene Hall, was officially dedicated on December 5