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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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Outta Here!
Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez
Alumni

Outta Here!

How Mets announcer Gary Cohen ’81CC went from the kid in the stands to the man at the mic

The Education of Neil Gorsuch
Illustration of Neil Gorsuch
Alumni

The Education of Neil Gorsuch

As a Columbia undergrad, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch '88CC learned how to argue his opinions

Butterfly Effect
Butterfly
Alumni

Butterfly Effect

Jeffrey Glassberg ’93LAW is the founder and director of the North American Butterfly Association

A League of Her Own
Jackie Robinson and family
Alumni

A League of Her Own

Sharon Robinson '76NRS delivers on her father's legacy

Supper Club
Melissa Clark
Alumni

Supper Club

New York Times food writer Melissa Clark '90BC, '94SOA invites everyone to the table

Strong Opinions
Neil Gorsuch
Alumni

Strong Opinions

Neil Gorsuch ’88CC has been nominated to the US Supreme Court

Ask an Alum: How to Be a World-Class Athlete... at 78
John Weber
Alumni

Ask an Alum: How to Be a World-Class Athlete... at 78

A Q&A with John Weber ’65DM

8 Under 30
Xiyin Tang
Alumni

8 Under 30

Eight alumni were featured in Forbes’s annual “30 Under 30"

Parks and Recreation
Erich Goode
Alumni

Parks and Recreation

A sociologist contemplates a human ecosystem

Alumni Podcasts Worth a Listen
Heben Nigatu
Alumni

Alumni Podcasts Worth a Listen

"Freakonomics Radio" and other great podcasts

Steph Korey: From Bags to Riches
Steph Korey
Alumni

Steph Korey: From Bags to Riches

Meet the co-founder of smart-suitcase brand Away

Speaking Up
Melissa Mark-Viverito
Alumni

Speaking Up

Melissa Mark-Viverito ’91CC made history by becoming the first Latina elected to citywide office. In her final year as NYC Council Speaker, history has taken a turn

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