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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
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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Vagelos Gift Will Eliminate Debt for Columbia Medical Students
P. Roy and Diana Vagelos
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Vagelos Gift Will Eliminate Debt for Columbia Medical Students

P. Roy and Diana Vagelos's gift will help eliminate loans for medical students who qualify for financial aid

Supremely Quotable
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Supremely Quotable

Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’59LAW, ’94HON holds court at the first Columbia University women’s conference

The Short List: Spring/Summer 2018
Video art by David Gumbs
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The Short List: Spring/Summer 2018

Things to do on and around campus

Food Fight
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Food Fight

Tableside at the Battle of the Dining Halls

Scholarship Honors Kim Wall
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Scholarship Honors Kim Wall

Journalist Kim Wall ’13JRN, ’15SIPA was known for her propensity to pursue offbeat stories

Zuckerman Institute Researchers Receive $25M in Federal Grants
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Zuckerman Institute Researchers Receive $25M in Federal Grants

The grants will enable Columbia scientists to address one of biology’s most fundamental questions

Women's Cross-Country Team Claims Ivy Title
Columbia Cross Country team
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Women's Cross-Country Team Claims Ivy Title

Columbia women triumphed at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships this fall

Alex Navab and Li Lu Join Trustees
Photos of Li Lu and Alex Navab
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Alex Navab and Li Lu Join Trustees

Columbia University welcomes business and civic leaders Alex Navab and Li Lu to the Board of Trustees

CUMC State of Mind
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CUMC State of Mind

Painting the town blue to celebrate the College of Physicians and Surgeons' 250th anniversary

Joachim Frank Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Joachim Frank Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Columbia biochemist revolutionized biological research

Speech Therapy
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Speech Therapy

Can we talk about free expression?

Babylon Revisited
Plimpton tablet
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Babylon Revisited

How a chunk of ancient math history got to Columbia

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