A Response to Authoritarian Attacks on Universities
In his latest book, University: A Reckoning, former Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger ’71LAW, ’02HON defends the role of higher education in America
5 Alumni Museum Curators Shaping the Art World Today
Through visionary exhibitions and programming, Columbia graduates are steering the direction of some of New York’s most prestigious museums
The Alarming Consequences of Legal Sports Gambling
In his first book, Everybody Loses, journalist Danny Funt ’15JRN explores the astronomical rise of a high-risk vice
What a Decades-long Study of Arsenic Poisoning Can Tell Us About Human Health
Columbia researchers have spent over twenty-five years investigating the impacts of contaminated aquifers in Bangladesh
Recent Stories
Jennifer Crewe Retires from Columbia University Press
Good words flowed at a farewell party for the publisher’s longtime associate provost and director
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
Cancer Screening Rules Are Changing. Are You Up to Date?
Columbia doctors say the right testing plan still depends on your personal risks and medical history
Lessons of Jewish History
For seventy-five years, the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia has connected the community to the currents of Jewish thought
18 Oscar ‘Best Picture’ Winners with Columbia Connections
Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Columbians have contributed to some of the Academy’s most awarded movies
The Deepfake Scam Era Is Upon Us. Here’s How to Get Ready.
Columbia cybersecurity expert Asaf Cidon explains the eerie rise of AI-powered email, phone, and video scams — and how anyone can fall for them
The Insider Guide to Outsider Art
Elizabeth Denny ’10GSAS is the director of the Outsider Art Fair, an annual exposition of works by self-taught artists
Clearing the Path to Parenthood
Physicians are racing to find new treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages. But how far can they push the biology of reproduction?
The Columbia-Educated Lawyer Who Helped Write the Declaration of Independence
Robert Livingston 1765KC may have missed the document’s official signing, but his anti-tyranny legal philosophy still resonates today
Books
The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs
In A Short, Strange Trip, John O’Connor ’03SOA looks at the history, impact, and mystique of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic movement
Review: Upward Bound
MFA graduate Woody Brown ’24SOA draws from some of his own experiences as a non-verbal autistic man for his debut novel
Think Like a Data Scientist — No Coding Required
In The Little Book of Data, ad-tech executive Justin Evans ’93CC shows that anyone can succeed in our information-based economy
The Myth of Competition
In Uncompete, Ruchika T. Malhotra ’10JRN touts the benefits of collaborating over competing, and gives concrete strategies for how to do it
