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The Many Shades of Authoritarianism
Illustration of activists with megaphones by Phoebe O Chou
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The Many Shades of Authoritarianism

At Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute, pro-democracy activists from four different countries shared stories of repression and resilience

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Ahmadinejad at Columbia: A Campus View
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University in 2007

Ahmadinejad at Columbia: A Campus View

September 24, 2007 was a busy day for free speech on campus

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?
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Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

Tibet's Long Shadow
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Buddhist monks participate in an April 10 peace march in Mumbai, India (Arko Dattar/Reuters).

Tibet's Long Shadow

China’s bitter relationship with its highland province and the Dalai Lama

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President Bollinger’s Term Extended to 2023
Columbia University president Lee C. Bollinger
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President Bollinger’s Term Extended to 2023

Since becoming president in 2002, Bollinger has led the University through a remarkable period of growth

Giving Day 2020 Breaks Records
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Giving Day 2020 Breaks Records

The annual fundraising drive raised a record-breaking $24 million

An Incomplete History of Columbia's Connections to the Highest Office in the Land
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An Incomplete History of Columbia's Connections to the Highest Office in the Land

From Washington's stepson to Hoover's surgeon

11 Columbia Podcasts to Keep You in the Know
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11 Columbia Podcasts to Keep You in the Know

Faculty and staff break down virology, the climate crisis, and more

A Matter of Black Lives
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A Matter of Black Lives

African-American professors discuss police violence, protest, and change

Healing the Red-Blue Divide
Illustration of a Democrat and Republican shaking hands, by Celia Jacobs, for Columbia Magazine fall 2020 issue (interview with Peter Coleman)
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Healing the Red-Blue Divide

An expert on conflict resolution offers a new perspective on the ideological tensions that he says are tearing the US apart

5 Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
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5 Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Dmitri Basov, Angela Christiano, Andrew Millis, Molly Przeworski, and Lorraine S. Symington will formally join the academy in April 2021

Columbia Undertakes Food-Relief Effort
A person preparing food deliveries at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger, a Columbia-supported nonprofit
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Columbia Undertakes Food-Relief Effort

The number of New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity has grown dramatically this year, with an estimated two million city residents now at risk of going hungry

Kellie Jones Named Inaugural Hans Hofmann Professor of Modern Art
Columbia art-history professor Kellie Jones standing in front of St. Paul's Chapel
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Kellie Jones Named Inaugural Hans Hofmann Professor of Modern Art

Columbia has established a new endowed chair with a gift from the family trust of the late abstract-expressionist painter Hans Hofmann

Library Acquires Archive of Playwright Myrna Casas
Myrna Casas
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Library Acquires Archive of Playwright Myrna Casas

Casas is considered one of the most important Latin American dramatists of her generation

5 Online Offerings This Fall
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5 Online Offerings This Fall

Stream discussions and lectures, join a bookclub, and more

Chemical Science Gets $21.5M Boost
Ge Li and Ning Zhao
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Chemical Science Gets $21.5M Boost

The large gift from Ge Li ’94GSAS and Ning Zhao ’95GSAS will advance research and teaching in chemistry

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