Rebecca Shapiro
Managing Editor
Rebecca joined Columbia Magazine in 2011, after spending five years as an editor in the Random House Publishing Group. She has also worked as a high school writing instructor and college counselor, and has published over 300 articles and book reviews. She holds a B.A. in English from Brown University and an M.Ed in Higher Education from Harvard University.
Articles by Rebecca Shapiro
How Easy Solar Brings Affordable Electricity to African Homes
The startup is supplying clean, renewable power to off-the-grid households in need
Daniel Alarcón Tells Stories Without Borders
The writer and MacArthur fellow chronicles life in Spanish and English, through fiction and fact
Jim Jarmusch Shares a Strange and Wonderful Collection
A peek into Some Collages, a new book of visual art by the indie-film icon
11 Novels that Will Transport You Back to Morningside Heights
Revisit some of your favorite haunts in these novels set on or near Columbia
3 Eco-Innovators Tackling Pollution and Climate Change
Columbia alumni entrepreneurs are finding new ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle
This Pilot Wants to Get 100 Black Women to Take Flight
Carole Hopson ’90JRN is determined to diversify the airline industry
10 Great Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
Because we’re all owed a little downtime, we’re sharing our list of summer reads by Columbia alumni
The Experience Designer Behind Prince’s Paisley Park
Fri Forjindam ’05SOA has the enviable task of memorializing the late artist’s life and work