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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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George Van Amson Elected Chair of CAA
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 Named SEAS Executive Vice Dean
Donald Goldfarb
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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

Endowment Empowerment
Columbia Low Library facade
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Endowment Empowerment

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

CAA Hosting Trip to Istanbul
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

Lenfest Pledges $30 Million for New Arts Building
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

Next Stop, Istanbul
Art historian Holger Klein measures part of a Byzantine-era church during an archeological survey in Vize, Turkey
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Next Stop, Istanbul

Columbia opens its newest Global Center in Turkey

Too Late for the Euro?
Illustration of factory workers fixing clock with European flags
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Too Late for the Euro?

Business school professor David Beim, a financial-markets expert and former investment banker, says the euro's hour of reckoning is at hand

Smoking Rules
Illustration of smoking students pushed out of Columbia campus with giant hand
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Smoking Rules

A new University policy could completely ban smoking on campus

The Art of Giving
"Family in Airshaft" by Jessie Tarbox Beals, circa 1915.
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The Art of Giving

An exhibit at Wallach Gallery looks at the visual messaging of New York charity organizations of 100 years ago

Ghost Upon the Floor
Butler Library exterior at night
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Ghost Upon the Floor

A 19th-century mantelpiece in Butler Library has seen a lot of history

Ten Years After
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Ten Years After

On the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Columbia professors look back at the catastrophic event

Poster Children
Illustration of Muhammad Ali, Salvador Dali, Audrey Hepburn, and John Lennon
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Poster Children

Street vendor Michael Wells on Columbia's favorite dorm-poster icons

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