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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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Daniel Abebe to Lead Columbia Law School
Daniel Abebe
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Daniel Abebe to Lead Columbia Law School

The legal scholar and academic administrator comes to Columbia from the University of Chicago

Sarah Cole Named Dean of the School of the Arts
Columbia School of the Arts dean Sarah Cole
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Sarah Cole Named Dean of the School of the Arts

Cole chaired the Department of English and Comparative Literature for two years before becoming dean of humanities in 2018

Could Gen Z Tip the 2024 Election?
illustration of Gen-Z voters and a ballot box
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Could Gen Z Tip the 2024 Election?

Young voters under thirty are ready to make an impact

New Committee to Evaluate Fossil-Fuel Funding
Overhead shot of Columbia University campus and Morningside Heights
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New Committee to Evaluate Fossil-Fuel Funding

The members are expected to issue a final report by the fall of 2025

The Basketball Coach Who Tamed the Columbia Lions
Columbia women's basketball coach Megan Griffith
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The Basketball Coach Who Tamed the Columbia Lions

Under Megan Griffith ’07CC, the women’s basketball program has leapt to the top of the Ivies. How far can this team go?

Katrina Armstrong Named Interim President, Replacing Minouche Shafik
Katrina Armstrong, interim president of Columbia University
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Katrina Armstrong Named Interim President, Replacing Minouche Shafik

Armstrong, the chief executive of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, stepped into the position on August 14

The Challenges of News Reporting in an Election Year
Illustration depicting news disinformation by Henri Campea
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The Challenges of News Reporting in an Election Year

Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb on the impacts of disinformation and the dearth of local reporting 

Columbia Courses that Anyone Can Take Online
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Columbia Courses that Anyone Can Take Online

Columbia+, the University’s online learning platform, offers dozens of unusual non-credit classes …and some of them are free!

Garud Iyengar to Lead Data Science Institute
Garud Iyengar
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Garud Iyengar to Lead Data Science Institute

The longtime engineering professor will oversee a multidisciplinary research institute that applies big-data solutions to real-world challenges

Angela Olinto Appointed University Provost
Columbia University Provost Angela Olinto
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Angela Olinto Appointed University Provost

The astrophysicist and academic administrator comes to Columbia from the University of Chicago

Avery Library Acquires Papers of Architectural Critic Michael Sorkin
Michael Sorkin and his studio’s concept for New York City’s Governors Island
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Avery Library Acquires Papers of Architectural Critic Michael Sorkin

The collection includes drafts; documents pertaining to exhibitions, lectures, and film projects; and over two thousand drawings 

Double Discovery Center to Extend Services to College Students
Students in Columbia's Double Discovery Center program
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Double Discovery Center to Extend Services to College Students

The new initiative, called Project Start Right, will support local students in colleges across the country

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