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Images from Columbia University's Battle of the Bands
On Campus

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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cocktail
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School Spirits

A student-run business raises the bar

Charles Alston painting
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The Short List: Fall 2018

Things to do on and around campus

Photo of Columbia artifacts on eBay
On Campus

What’s It Worth?

Some college memories are priceless; others end up on eBay

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Irving Family Gives $700 Million for Cancer Research and Care

Columbia University Irving Medical Center receives largest gift in its history

Lisa Rosen-Metsch
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Lisa Rosen-Metsch Named Dean of General Studies

Lisa Rosen-Metsch to succeed Peter Awn as dean of the School of General Studies

Women's fencing team
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Fencing, Squash Teams Win Ivy League Titles

The women's and men's fencing teams dominated the Ivy League this year

Alex Halliday
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Alex Halliday to Lead Earth Institute

Halliday will lead one of the world’s largest networks of researchers devoted to addressing problems rooted in man’s relationship to the natural environment

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

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Supremely Quotable

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

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

Things to do on and around campus

Illustration of chefs
On Campus

Food Fight

Tableside at the Battle of the Dining Halls

Photo of Kim Wall
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Scholarship Honors Kim Wall

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

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