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.
This Giant Depression-Era Scrapbook Isn't in Kansas Anymore
Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library recently acquired an unusual relic
How Many Bricks Does It Take to Pave College Walk?
Reconstructing Columbia’s “Main Street”
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"
The Whimsical Spirit and Positive Wisdom of Artist Ashley Bryan
The prolific children's book illustrator continued to create and inspire into his nineties
The Mayors of Columbia
A brief history of the University’s connections to city halls across the country
Yes, That Happened: Columbia Football Was Once Top of the Ivies
Sixty years ago, a group of talented Lions brought pride to Morningside Heights
Hanging Out at the Hungarian Pastry Shop
A fabled neighborhood fixture emerges from lockdown
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
What Are They Thinking?
For science educator Michelle Ashkin '04GSAS, teaching people about the minds of other species is more than a passion
The Lonely Senator
How Mike Gravel ’56GS made a risky bid to expose the Pentagon Papers and stop the Vietnam War
Carrots! Collards! Broccoli! Morningside Heights' Secret (Vegetable) Garden
How professor Tommy Vaughan, a pioneer of advanced MRI systems, created an unlikely campus attraction
The Columbia Guide to the Pentagon Papers Case
Fifty years later, alumni and faculty tell us why the Supreme Court battle matters more than ever