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Images from Columbia University's Battle of the Bands
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Shake, Battle, and Roll

At Columbia’s Battle of the Bands, some 150 undergrads grooved to a mix of blues rock, R&B, indie, and folk rock from six student acts

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Beverly Gage, Molly Jong-Fast, MaryLouise Patterson, and Michael Meeropol at a Columbia University panel on McCarthyism

The New Red Scare

A recent panel featuring Molly Jong-Fast ’97BC, Michael Meeropol, and others looked at the McCarthy era and its lessons for today

Illustration of journalistic objectivity

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

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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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A crowd of graduates at Columbia University 2025 commencement
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A Sea of Light Blue

Neither pouring rain nor frozen funds could dampen the joy of Commencement

Frances Halsband at Columbia's Avery Library
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Avery Library’s Newest Treasures

The library’s first public exhibition in five years showcased recent acquisitions from Frances Halsband, Michael Sorkin ’71GSAS, and others

Columbia College Walk
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Farewell, Linden Trees; Hello, Cherry Blossoms

A tree replacement on College Walk lets us branch out, sit down, and plug in

photo of Jelani Cobb and A.G. Sulzberger
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A Free Press in Peril?

At a Columbia Journalism School forum, New York Times publisher A. G. Sulzberger assessed the threat

Covers 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

The Columbia women's basketball game
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Lions Madness

The Columbia women's basketball team scores its first-ever March Madness victory 

Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman
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Claire Shipman Named Acting President

The Board of Trustees co-chair will lead Columbia in a temporary capacity until a search for the next president is complete

Columbia Lion sculpture
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Climate School Launches New Degree Programs in Finance, Engineering

Both programs will welcome their first cohorts this fall

Photo of Brody Center opening
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Mailman School Opens Population Mental-Health Center

The Susan Lasker Brody Center for Population Mental Health will focus on preventing mental illness and promoting well-being

Carlos Paz-Soldan
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Columbia’s School of Engineering Ignites Fusion Push

The Columbia Fusion Research Center is an initiative aimed at speeding up the development of fusion energy

Columbia University professors
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Three Professors Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Induction into the Academy is the highest professional distinction for innovative builders and makers

Jennifer Posey
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Jennifer Posey Named CUIMC’s First Chief Genomics Officer

The influential medical geneticist and physician-scientist joins Columbia from Baylor College of Medicine

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