The Story Behind the Most Famous Christmas Poem of All
The improbable tale of Santa Claus, Columbia, and Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas"
How Many Bricks Does it Take to Pave College Walk?
Reconstructing Columbia’s “Main Street”
Can’t Sleep? This Startup May Have Solutions
Kamiu Lee ’14BUS, cofounder of Proper, says her company can help people have better nights — and better days
Recent Stories
11 Novels that Will Transport You Back to Morningside Heights
Revisit some of your favorite haunts in these novels set on or near Columbia
Hanging Out at the Hungarian Pastry Shop
A fabled neighborhood fixture emerges from lockdown
"Make Me Brave for Life"
The whimsical spirit and positive wisdom of artist and storyteller Ashley Bryan ’50GS
The Mental Weight of COVID-19
Columbia psychologists and psychiatrists prepare for a tsunami of mental-health issues caused by the collective trauma of the pandemic
Meet Albert, the Financial Expert at Your Fingertips
An app started by two Columbia alumni offers banking services via smartphone and money advice via text
Yes, That Happened: Columbia Football Was Once Top of the Ivies
Sixty years ago, a group of talented Lions brought pride to Morningside Heights
The Complex Legacies of Lyme Disease
A new clinic at Columbia specializes in treating patients with long-haul symptoms
3 Eco-Innovators Tackling Pollution and Climate Change
Columbia alumni entrepreneurs are finding new ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle
20 Years of Jazz Performance at Columbia
Since 2001, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program has allowed non-music majors to study America’s premier art form
Books
Why the Cold War Ignited America’s Progressive Culture
Louis Menand ’80GSAS takes a “street-level” look at one of the most fertile cultural and intellectual periods in recent history
The Untold History of Protest and Police Violence
A review of America on Fire, by Elizabeth Hinton ’13GSAS
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