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50 Years of Columbia Magazine
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50 Years of Columbia Magazine

We celebrate this half-century milestone with a look back at some of the memorable and defining moments captured in our pages

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Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President
Columbia President Minouche Shafik

Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President

She’s a top economist, an expert on international development, a baroness, and a global citizen. How will she lead Columbia?

The Smart Person’s Guide to Aging
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The Smart Person’s Guide to Aging

How EPIC, an organization of retired professors and administrators, helps its members keep active and stay curious in their senior years

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

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Daniel Zarrilli Named Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer
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Daniel Zarrilli Named Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer

The civil engineer and climate-policy expert will lead the University’s efforts to achieve sustainability goals

Professors Elected to NAS, AAAS
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Professors Elected to NAS, AAAS

Five faculty members were elected to the National Academy of Sciences and nine to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Daniel Abebe to Lead Columbia Law School
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Daniel Abebe to Lead Columbia Law School

The legal scholar and academic administrator comes to Columbia from the University of Chicago

Sarah Cole Named Dean of the School of the Arts
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Sarah Cole Named Dean of the School of the Arts

Cole chaired the Department of English and Comparative Literature for two years before becoming dean of humanities in 2018

Could Gen Z Tip the 2024 Election?
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Could Gen Z Tip the 2024 Election?

Young voters under thirty are ready to make an impact

New Committee to Evaluate Fossil-Fuel Funding
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New Committee to Evaluate Fossil-Fuel Funding

The members are expected to issue a final report by the fall of 2025

The Basketball Coach Who Tamed the Columbia Lions
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The Basketball Coach Who Tamed the Columbia Lions

Under Megan Griffith ’07CC, the women’s basketball program has leapt to the top of the Ivies. How far can this team go?

Katrina Armstrong Named Interim President, Replacing Minouche Shafik
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Katrina Armstrong Named Interim President, Replacing Minouche Shafik

Armstrong, the chief executive of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, stepped into the position on August 14

The Challenges of News Reporting in an Election Year
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The Challenges of News Reporting in an Election Year

Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb on the impacts of disinformation and the dearth of local reporting 

Columbia Courses that Anyone Can Take Online
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Columbia Courses that Anyone Can Take Online

Columbia+, the University’s online learning platform, offers dozens of unusual non-credit classes …and some of them are free!

Garud Iyengar to Lead Data Science Institute
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Garud Iyengar to Lead Data Science Institute

The longtime engineering professor will oversee a multidisciplinary research institute that applies big-data solutions to real-world challenges

Angela Olinto Appointed University Provost
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Angela Olinto Appointed University Provost

The astrophysicist and academic administrator comes to Columbia from the University of Chicago

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