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A'Lelia Bundles
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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

Collage of Oscar-winning movies with Columbia connections

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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"When Depressed"

A poem by Jay Neugeboren '59CC

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Invasion of the Mekons

An all-star panel deconstructs a legendary indie band

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Continental Drift

Fresh from Columbia’s World Writers’ Festival in Paris, four Indian writers reflect on their engagement with the West

Robert O'Meally
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A Man of Twists and Turns

One Greek poet. One African-American artist. One intrepid professor. How Robert O’Meally brought Romare Bearden back to Harlem

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Grapes of Goth

A Columbia College senior gets a taste of medieval winemaking

John Berryman illustration
Arts & Humanities

Heavy Heart, Empty Heart

Remembering the poet John Berryman in his centennial year

Eric Foner
Arts & Humanities

The Professor’s Last Stand

Columbia historian Eric Foner is giving his lectures to the public — and to posterity

Chou Wen-chung
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Streams and Echoes

The long musical journey of Chou Wen-chung '54GSAS

Marrakesh
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Magic Trip

Columbians build and refine media-project proposals in hopes of winning one of eight grants from the Brown Institute for Media Innovation

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Jimmy’s Blues

A yearlong citywide celebration of James Baldwin commemorates — and contemplates — the man and his work in what would have been his ninetieth year

"No Way There from Here" cover
Arts & Humanities

Music Review: "No Way There From Here"

By Laura Cantrell '89CC

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Madame Bovary, C’est Moi

Fiction by Kristopher Jansma ’06SOA

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