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Images from Columbia University's Battle of the Bands
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Shake, Battle, and Roll

At Columbia’s Battle of the Bands, some 150 undergrads grooved to a mix of blues rock, R&B, indie, and folk rock from six student acts

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Beverly Gage, Molly Jong-Fast, MaryLouise Patterson, and Michael Meeropol at a Columbia University panel on McCarthyism

The New Red Scare

A recent panel featuring Molly Jong-Fast ’97BC, Michael Meeropol, and others looked at the McCarthy era and its lessons for today

Illustration of journalistic objectivity

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

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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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

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 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

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

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

Vintage illustration of the Pulitzer Building
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Window of the World

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

Vaclav Havel in Columbia's Low Library
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Blue Velvet

Remembering Václav Havel

George Van Amsom
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George Van Amson Elected Chair of CAA

The CAA is the University’s broadest alumni network, connecting nearly 300,000 Columbians from all schools

Donald Goldfarb
On Campus

Donald Goldfarb Named SEAS Executive Vice Dean

He will assist dean Feniosky Peña-Mora with faculty hiring, promotions, tenure, teaching assistants, and how space is allocated and renovated

Columbia Low Library facade
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Endowment Empowerment

Columbia has earned the best returns on its investments over the past eight years

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
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CAA Hosting Trip to Istanbul

Alumni and parents will join Columbia faculty to explore the history, art, architecture, and culture of the city that bridges two continents

Gerry Lenfest
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Lenfest Pledges $30 Million for New Arts Building

One of Columbia’s most generous benefactors has given the University its largest gift ever for the arts

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