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A'Lelia Bundles
Arts & Humanities

How Writer A’Lelia Bundles, Descendant of Madam C. J. Walker, Found Her Subject

Through sweeping biographies of her foremothers, the author shares a dazzling American inheritance. Her own story belongs on the same high shelf

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Supriya Ganesh on The Pitt

From Columbia to The Pitt

For Supriya Ganesh ’19CC, starring in the Emmy-nominated hospital drama wasn’t a far cry from reality

Aimee Ng, chief curator at the Frick Collection
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5 Alumni Museum Curators Shaping the Art World Today

Through visionary exhibitions and programming, Columbia graduates are steering the direction of some of New York’s most prestigious museums

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18 Oscar ‘Best Picture’ Winners with Columbia Connections

Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Columbians have contributed to some of the Academy’s most awarded movies

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42 Bingeable TV Shows Made by Columbia Graduates

These series from alumni are worth watching and rewatching

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Arts & Humanities

Dial M for Morningside: Hitchcock at Columbia

In 1972, film-studies professor Stefan Sharff brought his idol Alfred Hitchcock to campus to receive a Doctor of Humane Letters

Cartoon of Sigrid Nunez on a map of NYC
Arts & Humanities

Sigrid Nunez Takes a Walk

With nine novels and two recent film adaptations, the National Book Award-winning author is having a moment

Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong with a bowl of ramen
Arts & Humanities

How to Dine Like a Professional Restaurant Critic

Bao Ong ’10JRN spent over a decade as a New York food columnist before relocating to Texas. Earlier this year, he became the Houston Chronicle’s restaurant critic

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Arts & Humanities

Kiss of the Spider Woman’s Web of Columbia Connections

Several alumni are behind the upcoming musical film

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Arts & Humanities

Tenement Museum President Annie Polland Opens Doors to the Immigrant Past

How the leader of the venerable Lower East Side institution preserves New York City’s multicultural history

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Arts & Humanities

This Columbian Cowrote the Bible of SNL

Fifty years after Saturday Night Live’s premiere, Doug Hill ’76JRN looks back on his influential 1986 book 

Supriya Ganesh on The Pitt
Arts & Humanities

From Columbia to The Pitt

For Supriya Ganesh ’19CC, starring in the Emmy-nominated hospital drama wasn’t a far cry from reality

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Arts & Humanities

5 Pop Culture Podcasts for Your Listening Pleasure

Alumni broadcasters delve into celebrity memoirs, Taylor Swift lyrics, and more

Denver Union Station
Arts & Humanities

13 ‘Green’ Buildings from Columbia Architects

These eco-friendly projects from alumni architects have all earned LEED ratings from the US Green Building Council 

Columbia campus in Spider-man video game
Arts & Humanities

6 Times Columbia Appears in Video Games

Campus makes unmistakable cameos in Spider-Man, Grand Theft Auto, and more

Illustration of Thames River Lighthouse
Arts & Humanities

An Artist’s Tour of Great Lakes Lighthouses

Retired architect Jim Lammers ’70GSAPP captures whimsical views of a maritime beacon

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