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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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The Constant Chronicler
David Perlman
Alumni

The Constant Chronicler

At 98, David Perlman ’39CC, ’40JRN, a pioneer of science journalism, may just be the oldest working reporter in America

That’s Amaro
Cocktail from "Amaro" by Brad Thomas Parsons
Alumni

That’s Amaro

Brad Thomas Parsons ’95SOA is an amiable man with an unusual motto: “Stay bitter”

Ask an Alum: Amy Schapiro
Amy Schapiro, leader of Women Techmakers
Alumni

Ask an Alum: Amy Schapiro

A Q&A with the leader of Women Techmakers

Reporting Reimagined
Peter Klein
Alumni

Reporting Reimagined

Peter Klein ’93JRN always wanted to be a foreign correspondent 

Products with a Purpose
Diana Sierra
Alumni

Products with a Purpose

Diana Sierra '12SPS is the founder of social enterprise Be Girl

Eric Holder, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Other Alumni in the News
Eric Holder and Lee Bollinger
Alumni

Eric Holder, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Televisionaries
Photo of Emmy Award statue
Alumni

Televisionaries

Several Columbians in the television industry received Emmy nominations this year

5 Alumni TED Talks You Might Have Missed
Mary Bassett
Alumni

5 Alumni TED Talks You Might Have Missed

From Mary T. Bassett ’79PS and others

Leave Them Laughing
Negin Farsad
Alumni

Leave Them Laughing

Negin Farsad '02GSAS, '04SIPA, author of "How to Make White People Laugh," is challenging stereotypes with comedy

Bridges to Cuba
Illustration
Alumni

Bridges to Cuba

Will the quiet power of cultural diplomacy change a nation?

MVP: Most Valuable Physician
Christopher Ahmad
Alumni

MVP: Most Valuable Physician

For Yankees doctor Christopher Ahmad '90SEAS, getting better isn't just about healing

The Bite Stuff
Andy Jacobi
Alumni

The Bite Stuff

Five alumni startups that are disrupting the food industry

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