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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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Mass Appeal
Columbia physicists Amber Miller, Michael Tuts, and Brian Greene at a World Leaders Forum event
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Mass Appeal

Scientists are soon expected to make the most important physics discovery in 50 years

At Medical Campus, Education with a View
Rendering of new education building at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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At Medical Campus, Education with a View

Columbia University Medical Center has released architectural plans for a new building on Haven Avenue

Win the Future
Columbia graduates at the 2012 Commencement
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Win the Future

President Lee C. Bollinger gives his annual commencement address

In Search of a Cure, for Love
Herbert and Florence Irving
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In Search of a Cure, for Love

Herbert and Florence Irving have committed to give $40 million to the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

CAA Turkey Event Brings Travel to a New Level
Vuslat Dogan Sabanci speaking at a Columbia Alumni Association Global panel discussion in Istanbul
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CAA Turkey Event Brings Travel to a New Level

Alumni gather in Istanbul 

Geophysicist Sean C. Solomon Appointed Director of Lamont-Doherty
Sean C. Solomon
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Geophysicist Sean C. Solomon Appointed Director of Lamont-Doherty

Solomon is internationally renowned for his studies of Mercury, Venus, and Mars

University Announces New Effort to Increase Faculty Diversity
Vice provost Andrew Davidson, pictured with nursing dean Bobbie Berkowitz, is leading an effort to increase the racial and gender diversity of Columbia faculty
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University Announces New Effort to Increase Faculty Diversity

Columbia is setting aside $30 million to recruit professors from groups traditionally underrepresented in American higher education

Valentini Named College Dean
James J. Valentini chatting with students at the Dean's Scholarship Reception in February 2012
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Valentini Named College Dean

James J. Valentini, a chemistry professor and former department chair, has been appointed the 16th dean of Columbia College

Dreams from My Mater
Barack Obama
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Dreams from My Mater

Barack Obama '83CC gives Barnard's 2012 Commencement address

Trivial Pursuits
Illustration of bar trivia
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Trivial Pursuits

The local bar with a notoriously competitive trivia night

Barnard, this is the White House Calling
Barack Obama at the Fortune magazine Most Powerful Women Summit in 2010
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Barnard, this is the White House Calling

President Obama will address Barnard's 2012 graduating seniors

In Brief: Spring 2012
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In Brief: Spring 2012

The Spectator goes digital, and other campus news

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