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The Morningside Candidate

100 years ago, Nicholas Murray Butler ran for president of the United States. Who else could save the country?

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8 Alumni Books That Will Make You Believe in Love

Add these recent tales of the heart — some inspired by life on campus, all written by Columbia grads — to your reading list

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15 Oscar-Winning Movies by Columbia Alumni

From the Golden Age to Green Book, Columbia directors and screenwriters have been sweeping up statuettes for decades

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How to Survive on "Survivor"

Dean Kowalski '13CC, an advertising sales rep at Google, was recently named runner-up of the show's 39th season

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Entrepreneur Marvina Robinson '05GSAS talks about her champagne brand in NY Daily News
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Columbia Multicultural Affairs space renamed after poet Audre Lorde '60LS
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Jelena Kovačević '91SEAS, the first female dean of NYU's engineering school, featured in NBC News article
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Martin Luther King, Jr. at Columbia

In two speeches, Dr. King inspired students to sit in, speak out, and stand up

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Columbia Discoveries That Could Make 2020 Your Healthiest Year Yet

Science confirms we should do more yoga, lay off the carbs, and eat earlier in the day for better health

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New Books for the New Year

It’s time to light a fire, grab a mug of cocoa, and cozy up with a good book. Get started with these seven new titles from fellow Columbians

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How an Inmate-Run Newspaper Transformed a Notorious Prison

William Drummond '66JRN, '66SIPA, a professor at UC Berkeley, talks about his new book on the newspaper at California's San Quentin State Prison

Arts & Humanities

Urban History and the Harlem River

A class explores Manhattan’s neglected waterway

Books

Genius at Work: How Franz Boas Created the Field of Cultural Anthropology

A century ago, when people believed that human potential was determined by race and gender, a maverick Columbia professor decided everyone was wrong

Alumni Newsmakers

5 Women Entrepreneurs Making the World a Better Place

These ambitious alumnae are using their ingenuity and goodwill to make meaningful change around the globe

Health & Medicine

Does the US Transplant System Waste too Many Kidneys?

A new study suggests that patients are missing out on viable organs

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It’s Snowing …Microplastics

(Another reason to think twice before eating snow)

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Your Winter 2019-20 Reading List

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

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Review: "In Jerusalem"

By Lis Harris

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Review: "The Illness Lesson"

By Clare Beams ’06SOA (Doubleday)

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Review: "Broke"

By Jodie Adams Kirshner ’02JRN, ’06LAW

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