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.
An Incomplete History of Columbia's Connections to the Highest Office in the Land
From Washington's stepson to Hoover's surgeon
A Matter of Black Lives
African-American professors discuss police violence, protest, and change
Celebrating Florence Nightingale on Her 200th Birthday
Columbia’s dean of nursing honors the Lady with the Lamp
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