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
Second Acts: It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to School
Eleven stories of life, learning, and personal reinvention
10 Great Books Written at the Hungarian Pastry Shop
Here are just a few of the acclaimed books written, at least in part, at the shop’s cramped tables
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