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Meetings of the Minds

The Columbia University Seminars, one of academia’s shining (and somewhat secret) traditions, celebrates seventy-five years of free and civil dialogue

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Jeff Bridges and Barbara Streisand on Columbia University campus in The Mirror Has Two Faces

Columbia in the Movies

21 films in which Columbia makes a cameo

Collage of celebrities who graduated from Columbia: Jacques Pépin, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jenny Slate, Kate McKinnon, Matthew Fox, Amanda Seales, George Segal, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Jesse Bradford, Judy Joo

25 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia

These actors, comedians, and TV personalities have all called Morningside Heights home

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14 Bingeable TV Shows Made by Columbia Graduates

These acclaimed series from alumni are worth watching and rewatching

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Shakespeare With a Twist

Local students attend a Columbia School of the Arts performance of Twelfth Night

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The Hidden Costs of Corporate Tax Breaks

They rarely deliver the broad economic benefits they promise, finds a new study

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Can Progressives Claim Religious-Liberty Exemptions, Too?

A new report details how liberals are stealing a page from Christian conservatives’ playbook

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Designing Your Home for Working From Home

Architect Donald M. Rattner '79CC explains how to style your creative workspace

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15 Oscar-Winning Movies by Columbia Alumni

From the Golden Age to Green Book, Columbia directors and screenwriters have been sweeping up statuettes for decades

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So You Think You Can Write a Memoir?

Lilly Dancyger ’12JRN on the art of writing about yourself — and making other people care about your story

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3 Podcasts for History Lovers

From Seth Stevenson '11JRN, Tom Meyers '97CC, and Eric Marcus '84JRN, '03GSAPP

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A New Type of Social Currency

Valor y Cambio encourages Puerto Ricans to share their personal stories

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The Case for the Classic Chalkboard

Why some scholars are sticking to slate

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Urban History and the Harlem River

A class explores Manhattan’s neglected waterway

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Merge Records and the Explosion of American Indie Rock

Mac McCaughan ’90CC, frontman of the band Superchunk, has been shaping independent music since 1989. He’s never sold out

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A 1960s Synthesizer is Brought Back to Life

Engineers and musicians at Columbia recently revived one of the first modern electronic instruments

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