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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?
Illustration of journalistic objectivity

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

Tibet's Long Shadow
Buddhist monks marching in Mumbai, India
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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New Center for Quantum Physics Launched
Graphic of atoms
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New Center for Quantum Physics Launched

Columbia joins forces with New York City’s Flatiron Institute and Germany’s Max Planck Society 

Business School’s New Home Takes Shape
Construction site of Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation at Columbia University
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Business School’s New Home Takes Shape

The school’s two new buildings will open in 2022, providing the school nearly twice as much space

Housing Gets a Boost
Rendering of a housing complex by Alexandros Howard Prince-Wright and Yoonwon kang
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Housing Gets a Boost

A new research initiative at GSAPP will encourage the design and development of innovative, sustainable, and affordable housing 

Muhtar Kent Donates $6M for Conflict-Resolution Program
Muhtar Kent
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Muhtar Kent Donates $6M for Conflict-Resolution Program

A major gift for SIPA from the former chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola company 

Amy Hungerford to Lead Arts and Sciences
Amy Hungerford
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Amy Hungerford to Lead Arts and Sciences

The longtime Yale professor and academic administrator begins her new role on January 1

Kicking off Columbia’s Year of Water
Waterlicht exhibition
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Kicking off Columbia’s Year of Water

An interactive installation lets you “experience” rising sea levels

Mad Magazine Folded, But Its History Lives on at Columbia
Print of Mad Magazine #1
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Mad Magazine Folded, But Its History Lives on at Columbia

Looking back at Harvey Kurtzman’s design for the 1952 cover of the first issue

Big Grant for Big Data
Jeannette M. Wing
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Big Grant for Big Data

The National Science Foundation has awarded $4 million to the Columbia-led Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

Melissa Begg Named Dean of School of Social Work
Melissa Begg, dean of Columbia's School of Social Work
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Melissa Begg Named Dean of School of Social Work

The population-health scientist and academic administrator started her new role on September 1

Biotech Incubator Receives $1M Boost from Engineering Alum
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Biotech Incubator Receives $1M Boost from Engineering Alum

The gift will provide financial backing and support services to promising ventures in the organization's pipeline

Law-School Donors Endow Fifty New Scholarships
Members of Columbia Law School’s class of 2019 at commencement
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Law-School Donors Endow Fifty New Scholarships

Each of the $100,000 gifts will go to student aid

Top Faculty Honored
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Top Faculty Honored

Eight faculty members in the Arts and Sciences began this semester as new recipients of Distinguished Columbia Faculty Awards

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