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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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Pulitzer Pride
Pulitzer Prize
Alumni

Pulitzer Pride

When the 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced in April, four alumni were among the honorees

Victor Cha, Jack Starcher, and other Alumni in the News
Victor Cha
Alumni

Victor Cha, Jack Starcher, and other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Campaign Cognoscenti
Robby Mook
Alumni

Campaign Cognoscenti

Meet a few of the Columbians behind some of 2016's top-office seekers

The Producer
Hamilton
Alumni

The Producer

The hip-hop musical phenomenon — co-produced by Jill Furman ’97BUS — made Broadway history when it was nominated for a record-breaking sixteen Tony Awards

Stay Local, Eat Local
Eat Offbeat cofounders
Alumni

Stay Local, Eat Local

Eat Offbeat is a catering company that employs refugees as cooks

Miami Voice
Perez Art Museum
Alumni

Miami Voice

Laurinda Spear's landscape architecture firm Aquitectonica designed the grounds of Miami's Pérez Art Museum

Old Friends
Sanford Greenberg and Arthur Garfunkel
Alumni

Old Friends

The return of Sanford Greenberg and Art Garfunkel

Diamond Day
Baseball field
Alumni

Diamond Day

NCAA Ivy League baseball champs past and present meet on their home turf

Extreme Engineering
Mike Massimino
Alumni

Extreme Engineering

Space voyager Mike Massimino ’84SEAS pushes students to the frontier of the possible

Young Lions
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Alumni

Young Lions

Columbians listed on "40 Under 40" and "30 Under 30" lists

Hari Nef: Woman of the Year
Hari Neff
Alumni

Hari Nef: Woman of the Year

Hari Nef '15CC is the first openly transgender model to sign with IMG

Party Like It’s 1799
Groupmuse
Alumni

Party Like It’s 1799

Founded by Sam Bodkin '12CC, Groupmuse matches party hosts with classical musicians

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