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Five Years and 70,000 Pieces of Scaffolding Equal One Miraculous Restoration
Notre-Dame Cathedral during renovation
Arts & Humanities

Five Years and 70,000 Pieces of Scaffolding Equal One Miraculous Restoration

Barry Bergdoll ’77CC, ’86GSAS discusses the renovation of Notre-Dame

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Blonde Knockout
Illustration by Mark Steele of a game show

Blonde Knockout

Dr. Joyce Brothers '53GSAS wins big

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

32 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia
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

32 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia

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

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10 New Movies from Columbia Alumni Filmmakers
Film still for The Fabelmans
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10 New Movies from Columbia Alumni Filmmakers

Alumni directors and screenwriters have lit up the big screen with notable feature films in 2022

5 Media Organizations That Spotlight Underreported News
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5 Media Organizations That Spotlight Underreported News

Alumni journalists are tackling human-rights issues and serving readers in practical ways

How the Mankiewicz Family Got Their Hollywood Ending
Illustration of members of the Mankiewicz family by Nicole Rifkin
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How the Mankiewicz Family Got Their Hollywood Ending

How Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz ’92JRN brought a four-generation Columbia family all together

Screenwriter Ivan Rome Looks Homeward
Ivan Rome on a film set
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Screenwriter Ivan Rome Looks Homeward

As the inaugural recipient of the Bobby Kashif Cox Memorial Scholarship, the MFA student takes inspiration from his native Georgia

Honoring George Chauncey, a Scholar of Gay History
Gay history scholar George Chauncey
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Honoring George Chauncey, a Scholar of Gay History

The Columbia professor recently won the coveted John W. Kluge Prize

Raising My Voice for Ukraine
Journalist Masha Udensiva-Brenner
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Raising My Voice for Ukraine

How I found my own small way to take a stand against Russia's brutal war

Maude Latour: Confessions of a TikTok Pop Star
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Maude Latour: Confessions of a TikTok Pop Star

How the singer-songwriter and Columbia graduate found her voice – and her audience

A Top Scholar of Ukrainian Literature Holds Fast to Hope
Mark Andryczyk, head of the Ukrainian-studies program at Columbia University's Harriman Institute
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A Top Scholar of Ukrainian Literature Holds Fast to Hope

Mark Andryczyk of Columbia’s Harriman Institute reflects on Ukraine’s cultural resilience

How Zora Neale Hurston’s Love for a Fellow Columbia Student Changed American Literature
Zora Neale Hurston
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How Zora Neale Hurston’s Love for a Fellow Columbia Student Changed American Literature

The writer's romance with Percival "Percy" Punter '35GSAS inspired Their Eyes Were Watching God

6 Oscar-Nominated Films from Columbia Graduates
Olivia Coleman in the Lost Daughter
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6 Oscar-Nominated Films from Columbia Graduates

Catch up on these alumni-made movies before the Academy Awards ceremony on March 27

10 Iconic Buildings and Spaces Designed by Columbia Architects
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10 Iconic Buildings and Spaces Designed by Columbia Architects

From Grand Central Terminal to the High Line

Fictional Columbia Alumni: TV Edition
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Fictional Columbia Alumni: TV Edition

37 characters you may not know went to Columbia.

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