Paul Hond
Senior Editor
Paul joined Columbia Magazine in 2006. His pieces for the magazine have been reprinted in Longreads, Truthout, and Reader's Digest.
It Takes a Special Microscope to Fight Alzheimer’s
A supersensitive new instrument is helping Columbia scientists study the intricacies of neurodegenerative disease
Portrait of a Gen-Z Activist
Chelsea Miller '18CC, cofounder of Freedom March NYC, brings strategy, organization, and vision to a youth-led civil-rights group
How a Broken Wheel Led to the Birth of Modern Product-Liability Law
The 1916 court case MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., heard by Judge Benjamin Cardozo 1889CC, 1890GSAS, 1915HON, is still taught in law classes today
How Columbia Suffragists Fought for the Right of Women to Vote
More than a hundred years ago, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. This is the little-known story of the women who helped make it happen
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
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
How COVID-19 Exposed the Ugliness of Health Injustice
The virus was said to be an indiscriminate killer. The numbers say otherwise
The Unique Challenges of Fighting COVID-19 in Africa
A Columbia-based center deploys strategies learned from fighting HIV and Ebola
Future Nurses on Call
Columbia nursing students and faculty nurse practitioners confront a new reality
Engineers ...and Librarians! to the Rescue
Columbia staff and students get creative in combating a shortage of face masks
The Smart Person’s Guide to Aging
How EPIC, an organization of retired professors and administrators, helps its members keep active and stay curious in their senior years
Shakespeare With a Twist
Local students attend a Columbia School of the Arts performance of Twelfth Night