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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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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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Artist Nancy Cohen in studio
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Art Under Quarantine

Nancy Cohen’s new drawings capture the desolation and hope of the current moment

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20 Years Later, Boys Don't Cry Still Has Much to Teach Us

Kimberly Peirce ’96SOA, director of the landmark film about the life and death of a young trans man, reflects on the making of a modern classic

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The Story Behind the Song: How Broadway Stars Tom Kitt and Ben Platt Created a Columbia Anthem for the Ages

“Oh, Columbia” is a gift for the Class of 2020 and a message of hope for the future

Illustration of William Shakespeare in a Hawaiian shirt against a tropical backdrop
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Shakespeare With a Twist

Local students attend a Columbia School of the Arts performance of Twelfth Night

People protesting Amazon's plan to open headquarters in NYC in 2018. Amazon logo is made into sad faces on shipping boxes.
Arts & Humanities

The Hidden Costs of Corporate Tax Breaks

They rarely deliver the broad economic benefits they promise, finds a new study

Scott Warren before his trial in 2019
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Can Progressives Claim Religious-Liberty Exemptions, Too?

A new report details how liberals are stealing a page from Christian conservatives’ playbook

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Arts & Humanities

Designing Your Home for Working From Home

Architect Donald M. Rattner '79CC explains how to style your creative workspace

Lilly Dancyger
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So You Think You Can Write a Memoir?

Lilly Dancyger ’12JRN on the art of writing about yourself — and making other people care about your story

Podcasts
Arts & Humanities

3 Podcasts for History Lovers

From Seth Stevenson '11JRN, Tom Meyers '97CC, and Eric Marcus '84JRN, '03GSAPP

People exchanging "Pesos of Puerto Rico" as part of Columbia professor Frances Negrón-Muntaner's "Valor y Cambio" project
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A New Type of Social Currency

Valor y Cambio encourages Puerto Ricans to share their personal stories

Chalkboard writing of Columbia physics student Sahar Khan
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The Case for the Classic Chalkboard

Why some scholars are sticking to slate

The High Bridge, over the Harlem River
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Urban History and the Harlem River

A class explores Manhattan’s neglected waterway

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