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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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Without Precedent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored at Law School
Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Columbia in 2012
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Without Precedent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored at Law School

The Supreme Court Justice, who did pro bono work for the ACLU while teaching at Columbia from 1972 to 1980, returns to Morningside Heights

Mess, Mess, Mess . . . Art
"Hermes 1" sculpture by Sarah Sze
On Campus

Mess, Mess, Mess . . . Art

A piece of sculpture by School of the Arts professor Sarah Sze is a pack rat's fantasy

Russian Resolution
Illustration of Vladimir Putin
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Russian Resolution

Timothy Frye, director of Columbia’s Harriman Institute, explains what a weakened Putin means for Russia

The Writing on the Wall
The Columbia Journalism school building in 1912
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The Writing on the Wall

How the J-school's Pulitzer Hall got its name

SIPA Dean John Coatsworth Appointed Provost
John Coatsworth
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SIPA Dean John Coatsworth Appointed Provost

The “transformational dean” at the School of International and Public Affairs enters a new role

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
Sale Lake City Temple
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?

A discussion of Mormonism and American politics at Columbia’s Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life

Women’s Track-and-Field Team Earns Historic First
Columbia women's track and field team
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Women’s Track-and-Field Team Earns Historic First

Columbia women take home the team title at the Ivy League championships

X-Men to Reside at Columbia
X-Men cartoon
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X-Men to Reside at Columbia

Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library acquires Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men archives

Legendary “Cosmo” Editor Funds Media Institute
Helen Gurley and David Brown in 1984
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Legendary “Cosmo” Editor Funds Media Institute

Helen Gurley Brown gives $30 million for a new center that will support tech-savvy journalism

Holder: Feds Still Investigating 2008 Economic Crash
Eric Holder and Lee Bollinger
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Holder: Feds Still Investigating 2008 Economic Crash

Eric Holder talks about the creation of a federal task forced aimed at rooting out the perpetrators of fraudulent lending and investing practices

Window of the World
Vintage illustration of the Pulitzer Building
On Campus

Window of the World

The story of the stained-glass Lady Liberty at the journalism school

Blue Velvet
Vaclav Havel in Columbia's Low Library
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Blue Velvet

Remembering Václav Havel

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