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Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That
Collage of rat and pizza with garbage and map of NYC
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
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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

5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing
Podcasts Wind of Change, The Radio Murders, Welcome to Your Fantasy, Drunk Women Solving Crime, Mother Country Radicals

5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing

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

The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic
Father Fedora

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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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

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

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