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.
A Feat of Biblical Proportions
Robert Alter ’57CC, a professor of comparative literature at UC Berkeley, has produced a 3,500-page translation of the Hebrew Bible
Poets Play Ball at the Alumni Center
A multigenerational reading throws some curves
How Many Columbians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
Actually one. But relamping the reading rooms can be a tall order
Columbia’s Role in the Paris Peace Conference
100 years later, a new exhibit looks at one of the most important treaties ever written
The Climbing Neuroscientist
Why brain science and bouldering have more in common than you think
Radical Solutions for Baldness
Geneticist Angela Christiano’s research not only offers hope to those suffering from hair loss, it could point the way to new cancer therapies
Martin Rees Reads the 2050 Tea Leaves
The British Astronomer Royal prognosticates about the future of our planet
The Teachers Who Inspired J.D. Salinger and a Generation of American Writers
The little-known tale of Whit Burnett, Martha Foley, and the soon-to-be famous student who almost flunked his first class
Doctors Without Debt
P. Roy Vagelos ’54PS, ’90HON is changing the future of medical education in America