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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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Breaking Character
Theater student and instructor
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Breaking Character

Fifty participants in the World Economic Forum’s Global Leadership Fellows Programme came to Columbia for a weeklong series of intensive drama workshops

Defender of the “Obscene”
Barney Rosset
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Defender of the “Obscene”

Columbia’s libraries have acquired the papers of Barney Rosset, who brought major works by Henry Miller and William S. Burroughs to American readers for the first time

Designer Kenneth Cole Sponsors Community-Engagement Program
Kenneth Cole
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Designer Kenneth Cole Sponsors Community-Engagement Program

The fellowships will prepare students to solve challenges faced by local communities

Our Nuclear Summer
Mira Rapp-Hooper, a PhD candidate in political science at Columbia, presents research she conducted this summer as part of the new Hertog Global Strategy Initiative
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Our Nuclear Summer

Students explore world-politics issues at the Hertog Global Strategy Initiative summer program

Financial-Aid Benefactor John W. Kluge, 1914—2010
John W. Kluge
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Financial-Aid Benefactor John W. Kluge, 1914—2010

An extraordinary businessman and Columbia University’s greatest benefactor, Kluge died on September 7 at his home outside Charlottesville, Va

Philanthropist Dawn M. Greene Passes Away at 88
Dawn M. Greene
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Philanthropist Dawn M. Greene Passes Away at 88

Mrs. Greene continued a tradition of philanthropy in education, the arts, and medicine begun by her late husband, Jerome L. Greene ’26CC, ’28LAW

New York’s Highest Court: Manhattanville Development Can Move Forward
Demolition zone at 129th and 130th Street in Manhattanville
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New York’s Highest Court: Manhattanville Development Can Move Forward

Columbia plans to construct 16 buildings for science, business, the arts, University housing, and other uses on about 17 acres of land north of 129th Street 

McCain, Obama Share Views on Public Service at Columbia
Audience watching Obama and McCain at Columbia University in 2008
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McCain, Obama Share Views on Public Service at Columbia

The two senators and presidential candidates appeared on campus on the evening of September 11, 2008

Rules of the Game
Illustration of soccer stadium
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Rules of the Game

Sunil Gulati ’86GSAS, president of the US Soccer Federation, gives his economics class a golden goal

All is Not Lost!
A 16-ton Sundial ball on Columbia campus in 1914
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All is Not Lost!

An exhibit at the Columbia Alumni Center shows us what was — and what could have been

Libraries Land New Film, Arts, and Human-Rights Collection
Albert (with camera) and David Maysles used lightweight cameras and sound equipment to produce documentaries of unprecedented intimacy. This photo from their archives was taken in the 1960s
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Libraries Land New Film, Arts, and Human-Rights Collection

Columbia acquired archives that will benefit key areas of scholarship at the University

Guardian Exec Emily Bell to Lead New Digital Journalism Center
Emily Bell
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Guardian Exec Emily Bell to Lead New Digital Journalism Center

The Tow Center for Digital Journalism will be launched this fall 

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