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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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Christian S. Stohler Appointed Dean of Dental College
Christian Stohler
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Christian S. Stohler Appointed Dean of Dental College

The accomplished University of Maryland medical researcher comes to Columbia

“A Mind Always Learning”
Graduates
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“A Mind Always Learning”

President Lee C. Bollinger speaks to 14,000 new graduates at commencement

Virtual Cuba
Yoani Sanchez
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Virtual Cuba

Journalist Yoani Sánchez on the tools of resistance in her country: memory sticks, recordable CDs, portable hard drives

Mary Cunningham Boyce Named Engineering Dean
Mary Cunningham Boyce
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Mary Cunningham Boyce Named Engineering Dean

The MIT nanotechnology and materials expert comes to Columbia 

B-school Receives $100 Million Pledge from Ronald O. Perelman
Rendering
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B-school Receives $100 Million Pledge from Ronald O. Perelman

The entrepreneur's gift will support the school's move to Manhattanville

Merit E. Janow Picked to Lead SIPA
Merit E. Janow
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Merit E. Janow Picked to Lead SIPA

The former WTO and Justice Department official is now dean of the School of International and Public Affairs

GTMO Road Show
Barbed wire
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GTMO Road Show

Guantánamo Now

Nordic Nosh
Scandinavia
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Nordic Nosh

The Department of Germanic Languages presents a symposium on "New Nordic Cuisine" in New York City

Card, Discard
Butler Library
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Card, Discard

An upgrade to Butler Library's room 310 

Staging History, as Kennedy Would Like It
Drama masks
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Staging History, as Kennedy Would Like It

Two playwrights share one of the nation's most generous prizes in creative writing

Learn Africa, says Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee
Leymah Gbowee
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Learn Africa, says Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee

The winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize spoke at the February 18 World Leaders Forum

Yoruba Spoken Here: Ivies Share Access to Rare Language Courses
Students
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Yoruba Spoken Here: Ivies Share Access to Rare Language Courses

Introducing a novel course-sharing effort between Columbia, Cornell, and Yale

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