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.
Articles by Paul Hond
Bring Me the Head of Béla Bartók
There's a bronze sculpture of the Hungarian composer in Dodge Hall
Remembering Donald Keene, America’s Foremost Japanologist
The Columbia professor lived for his adopted country — and his students
New Digs for Columbia’s Oldest Tree
With the construction of new walkways, the sycamore outside the Mathematics building has “mulch” to be thankful for
Columbia Goes to the Moon
Fifty years ago, when astronauts first landed on the moon, they carried not only humanity’s highest hopes but an important experiment from Columbia
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
The planet is drowning in the most useful material ever invented. So what are we going to do about it?
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