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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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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

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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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Lessons of Jewish History

For seventy-five years, the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia has connected the community to the currents of Jewish thought

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The Miami Beach Convention Center
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11 Remarkable Buildings from Columbia Architects

From churches to concert halls to convention centers, alumni have brought to life arresting structures around the world

Hanako Maeda of Adeam
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With Adeam, Japanese Style Meets American High Fashion

The luxury clothing brand, founded and designed by Hanako Maeda ’10CC, has a distinctive east-meets-west aesthetic

Writer Brad Meltzer
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Brad Meltzer, Bestselling Author, Shares His Secret to Mega-Success

The writer, television host, presidential confidant, and philanthropist says he owes it all to the power of stories

Reginald Owen in "A Christmas Carol"
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11 Holiday Movies with Columbia Connections

From musical rom-coms to nostalgic TV specials, Columbia graduates (and dropouts) have worked on a variety of Christmas classics

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

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

Self-portrait of photographer Christopher Payne in front of 1 train
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Christopher Payne Captures the Unexpected Beauty of American Factories

The industrial photographer’s new book, Made in America, celebrates the rich history and fresh promise of US manufacturing

Broadway Producers Jill Furman, Barbara Whitman, and Hal Luftig
Arts & Humanities

Meet the Producers Behind Some of Broadway’s Biggest Hits

These three Columbia alumni have brought to life critically-acclaimed shows from Hamilton to A Strange Loop to Kinky Boots

Illustration of Beverly Gage, biographer of J. Edgar Hoover, by Zoe van Dijk
Arts & Humanities

Historian Beverly Gage Spies on J. Edgar Hoover

The author of G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century wins two major prizes for her detective work

Columbia Alma Mater statue holding Oscar statues
Arts & Humanities

18 Oscar-Winning Movies by Columbia Directors and Screenwriters

From the Golden Age to Green Book, Columbians have been sweeping up statuettes for decades

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
Arts & Humanities

32 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia

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

The New York Youth Symphony performing at Carnegie Hall
Arts & Humanities

Rhapsody in Columbia Blue

The New York Youth Symphony wins a 2023 Grammy Award

illustration of Alma Mater holding theater program
Arts & Humanities

4 New Broadway Shows from Columbia Graduates

Catch these plays and musicals from alumni directors, writers, and composers

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