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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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The Evolving University
Lee C. Bollinger
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The Evolving University

President Lee C. Bollinger discusses the progress made possible by the Columbia Campaign

Going Places
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Going Places

The Columbia Campaign sets an Ivy League record, allowing the University to break new ground

We’re Getting to Know You
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We’re Getting to Know You

The University shares results from the Columbia Portraits survey 

Second Giving Day Raises $7.8M
Giving Day
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Second Giving Day Raises $7.8M

The fundraising event exceeded the previous year's inaugural effort by roughly $1 million

Columbia Literary Festival is Highlight of the Fall Season in Paris
Salman Rushdie
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Columbia Literary Festival is Highlight of the Fall Season in Paris

The Global Center in Paris cohosts literary fest

ROTC and Columbia, Together Again
ROTC students
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ROTC and Columbia, Together Again

The military program returns to campus

Bill de Blasio Returns to Columbia, Goes to Bat for Pre-K
Bill de Blasio
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Bill de Blasio Returns to Columbia, Goes to Bat for Pre-K

The mayor-elect speaks at the Earth Institute summit

CUMC Breaks Ground on One New Building, Announces Plans for Another
Building rendering
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CUMC Breaks Ground on One New Building, Announces Plans for Another

Columbia’s medical campus in Washington Heights is about to undergo a major transformation

In Memoriam: Arthur C. Danto (1924–2013)
Arthur C. Danto
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In Memoriam: Arthur C. Danto (1924–2013)

Arthur C. Danto, Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia, died in October at the age of eighty-nine

Bigger than South Africa
Nelson Mandela
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Bigger than South Africa

Mamadou Diouf, director of the Institute of African Studies at Columbia, remembers Nelson Mandela — and tells us why the world will, too

French Toast
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French Toast

The Maison Française toasts its centenary 

In Brief: Fall 2013
Wafaa El-Sadr and Martin Chalfie
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In Brief: Fall 2013

Martin Chalfie and Wafaa El-Sadr named University Professors, and other campus news

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