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Alumni

Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That

With her “Garbage and Rats” walking tour, Suzanne Reisman ’00SIPA showcases the city that always squeaks

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Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival

Forty years ago, Barry Rosen ’74GSAS was one of fifty-two Americans released from Iranian captivity

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5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing

These gripping series from Columbia alumni broadcasters will keep you hitting the play button

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Why Cars Are More Dangerous for Women

Drive US Forward, founded by Maria Weston Kuhn ’23CC, is fighting for more accurate female crash-test dummies

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Alumni

Columbia’s Olympic Torch Bearer

Historian William Milligan Sloane 1868CC and the birth of the modern Olympic Games

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Alumni

Bari Weiss Joins CBS, and Other Columbia Alumni News

Columbians are making headlines

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Alumni

Skier Olivia Giaccio Goes for Olympic Gold

The mogul skier and Columbia social-work student has her eyes on the Italian alps this winter

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Alumni

The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic

Father Joseph Fedora ’96JRN offers hope, prayers, and healing for Lima’s most vulnerable citizens

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Alumni

15 Unique Holiday Gifts from Columbia Alumni

Surprise your friends and family this December with scents, spices, and more

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Alumni

A Retail Innovator Looks to a More Sustainable Future

Yoox founder Federico Marchetti ’99BUS discusses teaming up with King Charles III, publishing a memoir, and trying to make luxury fashion more environmentally friendly

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Alumni

Exploring the Hidden Gems of Rural Sri Lanka

How entrepreneur Charles Conconi ’92CC is driving more economically sustainable tourism on the South Asian island

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Alumni

James Gunn Releases Superman, and Other Alumni News

Columbians making headlines

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Alumni

A Death Investigator Learns to Live

Barbara Butcher ’83PH spent two decades behind police tape in New York City, examining bodies. Now, she reflects on the hard lessons learned

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Alumni

Columbia Lou and Cocky Collins Ride Again

100 years ago, Columbia baseball greats Lou Gehrig and Eddie Collins 1907CC made their own bids for the record books

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Alumni

Saheem Ali Directs Buena Vista Social Club, and Other Columbia Alumni News

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Alumni

4 Columbia Travel Pros to Guide Your Next Adventure

Walk, hike, bike, and drive with these alumni-founded tourism companies

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