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Dial M for Morningside: Hitchcock at Columbia
collage of Alfred Hitchcock with movie images and Low Library
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

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The Story Behind the Most Famous Christmas Poem of All
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The Story Behind the Most Famous Christmas Poem of All

The improbable tale of Santa Claus, Columbia, and Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas"

Spooky Movies to Stream this Halloween — all with Columbia Connections
Sissy Spacek in Carrie

Spooky Movies to Stream this Halloween — all with Columbia Connections

These haunting tales are perfect for a morbid movie night at home

Columbia in the Movies
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

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Kubrick’s Columbia
Kubrick photo
Arts & Humanities

Kubrick’s Columbia

Stanley Kubrick’s photos of Columbia are on view at the Museum of the City of New York

A Bookish Birthday
Illustration of books and birthday cake
Arts & Humanities

A Bookish Birthday

At 125, Columbia University Press has its cake and eats it too

Poet in Motion
Tracy K. Smith
Arts & Humanities

Poet in Motion

US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith '97SOA gives wings to words

Reading List: Spring/Summer 2018
Books
Arts & Humanities

Reading List: Spring/Summer 2018

Noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

Ask an Alum: On the Record
Francesco Spampinato
Arts & Humanities

Ask an Alum: On the Record

An interview contemporary-art historian Francesco Spampinato '06GSAS

The Book of Not Forgetting
Russian poster
Arts & Humanities

The Book of Not Forgetting

Journalist Masha Gessen on memory and Stalin’s Gulag

Reading List: Winter 2017
Books
Arts & Humanities

Reading List: Winter 2017

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

Amok in the Art House
Collage by Leigh Ledare
Arts & Humanities

Amok in the Art House

Leigh Ledare ’08SOA is a visual artist working primarily with photography, film, and collage

State of the Art
Rujeko Hockley
Arts & Humanities

State of the Art

Whitney Museum curator Rujeko Hockley '05CC wants to showcase work that reflects an ever-diverse America

The Alternative Apple
Queens panorama
Arts & Humanities

The Alternative Apple

A team of Columbia architecture students re-envision New York City

Depth of Field
Illustration
Arts & Humanities

Depth of Field

Film Professor Annette Insdorf celebrates 30 years of teaching

Liberté, Égalité, Sexualité
Colette and Erica Jong
Arts & Humanities

Liberté, Égalité, Sexualité

Erica Jong meets Colette

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