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Aimee Ng, chief curator at the Frick Collection
Arts & Humanities

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

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

Collage of Jewish history

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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Panels from "Our Kind of People" by Bayeté Ross Smith, displayed at Columbia Law School
Arts & Humanities

Can Art Help Lawyers See the Bigger Picture?

Columbia Law School’s inaugural artist-in-residence offers students a new perspective on prejudice

Columbia students Jake Fisher, Shomik Ghose, and Tamarah Wallace on the 2021 College Bowl tournament
Arts & Humanities

Columbia Undergrads Roar Through College Bowl

In a head-to-head competition, three Lions take home the tournament’s top prize

A giant scrapbook from the Great Depression, held by Columbia University Libraries
Arts & Humanities

This Giant Depression-Era Scrapbook Isn't in Kansas Anymore

Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library recently acquired an unusual relic

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The Absurdly Delightful Career of American Ninja Warrior Cohost Matt Iseman

For the TV personality and doctor, saying “yes” to nearly every opportunity has paid off

Image from Some Collages by Jim Jarmusch
Arts & Humanities

Jim Jarmusch Shares a Strange and Wonderful Collection

A peek into Some Collages, a new book of visual art by the indie-film icon

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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"

From Source to Spout exhibition: Tennis Courts at 119th St. / New Croton Dam, Westchester County
Arts & Humanities

Do You Know Where Your Drinking Water Comes From?

A photo installation in Riverside Park taps into the origins of a vital New York asset

Artist Ashley Bryan photographed by Matt Cosby
Arts & Humanities

The Whimsical Spirit and Positive Wisdom of Artist Ashley Bryan

The prolific children's book illustrator continued to create and inspire into his nineties 

Film poster for "The Phantom" documentary
Arts & Humanities

A New Film Examines a Wrongful Execution

In The Phantom, a Columbia Law School investigation takes center stage

Illustration by Greg Betza of jazz musicians for Columbia Magazine, Fall 2021
Arts & Humanities

20 Years of Jazz Performance at Columbia

Since 2001, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program has allowed non-music majors to study America’s premier art form

The Great Bird Blind Debate exhibition
Arts & Humanities

A Unique Meditation on Birding

Inside “The Great Bird Blind Debate,” an exhibition from David Brooks ’09SOA and Mark Dion

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road
Arts & Humanities

Fictional Columbia Alumni: Film Edition

18 movie (and book-to-movie) characters who graced the Morningside Heights campus

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