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A Death Investigator Learns to Live
Death investigator Barbara Butcher
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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28 Famous Columbia Alumni … Who Never Graduated
Timothée Chalamet

28 Famous Columbia Alumni … Who Never Graduated

Though each of these dropouts left school without an official diploma, they all found a degree of success

Old Friends
Sanford Greenberg and Arthur Garfunkel

Old Friends

The return of Sanford Greenberg and Art Garfunkel

Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival
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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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For Your Consideration
Emmy Award
Alumni

For Your Consideration

Columbia alumni at the 2018 Emmy Awards

The Workers' Warrior
Ai Jen Poo and group
Alumni

The Workers' Warrior

Ai-Jen Poo '96CC is fighting for domestic workers' rights in the wake of #MeToo

Doctors Without Debt
P. Roy Vagelos
Alumni

Doctors Without Debt

P. Roy Vagelos ’54PS, ’90HON is changing the future of medical education in America 

Tony Kushner, Jennifer Lee, and Other Alumni in the News
Playwright Tony Kushner, center, and the cast and crew of "Angels in America" accept the award for best revival of a play at the 72nd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Alumni

Tony Kushner, Jennifer Lee, and Other Alumni in the News

Alumni making headlines

Innovators With Impact
Jerelyn Rodriguez
Alumni

Innovators With Impact

Meet four social entrepreneurs who are taking on injustice and inequality across New York City

In The Lion's Den
Michael Garrett illustration
Alumni

In The Lion's Den

A private tour of the collection of Roaree enthusiast Michael Garrett '66CC, '69LAW, '70BUS

Show People
Curtain
Alumni

Show People

Alumni on Broadway, summer 2018

Trail Head
Paul Stephens
Alumni

Trail Head

Paul Stephens '09JRN is attempting to build the first long-distance hiking trail through the Caucasus Mountains

En Pointe
May Kesler
Alumni

En Pointe

May Kesler '82PS appears in Jonathan Givens’s book Dance Across the USA

Frozen Assets
Rachel Drori
Alumni

Frozen Assets

Rachel Drori '09BUS is changing the way we think about frozen food with startup Daily Harvest

High Roller
Martin Lewison
Alumni

High Roller

Martin Lewison '88CC has ridden over 1,665 roller coasters in his lifetime

Super Freak
Stephen Dubner
Alumni

Super Freak

Stephen Dubner ’90SOA, coauthor of the popular Freakonomics series, wants to tell you a few things you don’t know

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