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Columbia Lou and Cocky Collins Ride Again
Cocky Collins and Lou Gehrig
Alumni

Columbia Lou and Cocky Collins Ride Again

100 years ago, Columbia baseball greats Lou Gehrig and Eddie Collins 1907CC made their own bids for the record books

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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
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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 Wild Life of Carnivore Researcher Rae Wynn-Grant
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Alumni

The Wild Life of Carnivore Researcher Rae Wynn-Grant

Armed with bear spray and courage, this ecologist and Columbia alumna is charting new territory

How to Conquer a Fear of Public Speaking
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Alumni

How to Conquer a Fear of Public Speaking

Natalie H. Rogers ’79SW has helped more than 13,000 people overcome stage fright

Maggie Gyllenhaal Directs "The Lost Daughter," and Other Columbia Alumni News
Maggie Gyllenhaal, director of The Lost Daughter
Alumni

Maggie Gyllenhaal Directs "The Lost Daughter," and Other Columbia Alumni News

Grads making headlines

Can’t Sleep? This Startup May Have Solutions
Sleep-aid supplements and app program from Proper
Alumni

Can’t Sleep? This Startup May Have Solutions

Kamiu Lee ’14BUS, cofounder of Proper, says her company can help people have better nights — and better days

Your 2021 Columbia Gift Guide
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Alumni

Your 2021 Columbia Gift Guide

Score the perfect present and support alumni entrepreneurs

Meet Albert, the Financial Expert at Your Fingertips
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Alumni

Meet Albert, the Financial Expert at Your Fingertips

An app started by two Columbia alumni offers banking services via smartphone and money advice via text

The Mayors of Columbia
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Alumni

The Mayors of Columbia

A brief history of the University’s connections to city halls across the country

3 Eco-Innovators Tackling Pollution and Climate Change
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Alumni

3 Eco-Innovators Tackling Pollution and Climate Change

Columbia alumni entrepreneurs are finding new ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle

Saving Smiles Around the World
Jean Paul Laurent, founder and CEO of Unspoken Smiles, in Haiti in 2021
Alumni

Saving Smiles Around the World

Unspoken Smiles, a nonprofit founded by Jean Paul Laurent '17SIPA, brings preventive dental care to underserved children

This Pilot Wants to Get 100 Black Women to Take Flight
United Airlines pilot Carole Hopson
Alumni

This Pilot Wants to Get 100 Black Women to Take Flight

Carole Hopson ’90JRN is determined to diversify the airline industry

How to Raise Your Kid to Be a Better Citizen
Beverly Leon, founder and CEO of Local Civics
Alumni

How to Raise Your Kid to Be a Better Citizen

As the founder and CEO of Local Civics, Beverly Leon ’14CC, ’20BUS encourages kids and teens to become active community members

This Watch Entrepreneur Turns Time into Money
Hodinkee founder and CEO Ben Clymer
Alumni

This Watch Entrepreneur Turns Time into Money

How journalism alum Ben Clymer's quirky passion became a fulfilling career

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