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Farewell, Linden Trees; Hello, Cherry Blossoms
Columbia College Walk
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Farewell, Linden Trees; Hello, Cherry Blossoms

A tree replacement on College Walk lets us branch out, sit down, and plug in

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Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President
Columbia President Minouche Shafik

Get to Know Minouche Shafik, Columbia’s Twentieth President

She’s a top economist, an expert on international development, a baroness, and a global citizen. How will she lead Columbia?

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

The Smart Person’s Guide to Aging
Illustrations by Kyle T. Webster of members of Columbia's EPIC program for retired academics

The Smart Person’s Guide to Aging

How EPIC, an organization of retired professors and administrators, helps its members keep active and stay curious in their senior years

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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 

Public-Health Expert Bobbie Berkowitz Chosen as New Nursing Dean
Bobbie Berkowitz, at right, greeted PhD candidate Annie Rohan, at left, and associate dean of nursing Judy Honig on a recent visit to Columbia
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Public-Health Expert Bobbie Berkowitz Chosen as New Nursing Dean

She starts her new job September 1

University Opens Newest Global Centers in Paris and Mumbai
Lee C. Bollinger announces the launch of Columbia's Global Center in Europe during a March 15 Columbia Alumni Association reception for French alumni at the Hotel Ritz Paris.
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University Opens Newest Global Centers in Paris and Mumbai

The expansion is part of the University’s ongoing effort to “deepen our engagement with scholars, ideas, and challenges across the globe”

Poland's Bitter Spring
Coat of arms of Poland
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Poland's Bitter Spring

Professor John Micgiel looks at the aftermath of a plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski and scores of other dignitaries

From Boots to Books
John McClelland in Afghanistan, near the border of Pakistan in 2006. Courtesy of John McClelland.
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From Boots to Books

In Columbia classrooms, the ranks of veterans are growing

Columbia and the University of Bologna Will Offer Dual Engineering Degrees
University of Bologna engineering dean Pier Paolo Diotallevi and SEAS dean Feniosky Pena-Mora signing an accord between their two schools
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Columbia and the University of Bologna Will Offer Dual Engineering Degrees

The exchange program will help civil engineering students from each institution to work in both the United States and Europe

Libraries to Preserve Web-based Human Rights Content
A Chinese-language poster produced by the Asian Human Rights Commission that reads, "Burma's democratic movement needs our support now."
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Libraries to Preserve Web-based Human Rights Content

A three-year, $716,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help archive information that's in danger of disappearing from the web

Give My Regards to Shubert
Christopher Taggart
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Give My Regards to Shubert

Since 1980, the Shubert Foundation has provided support to Columbia arts students working low- or nonpaying internships

Faculty House Reopens After Full Restoration
The Ivy Lounge and Coffee Bar in Columbia University Faculty House
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Faculty House Reopens After Full Restoration

The interior of the six-floor building has been retrofitted with audiovisual technology and modern amenities

High Schoolers Get Core Sampling
Eric Foner teaching high school students at Columbia summer program
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High Schoolers Get Core Sampling

For three weeks in July, fourteen gifted teens from underserved communities in New York City spent their days in Columbia classrooms

Learning to Listen
Columbia medical students participating in "white coat ceremony"
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Learning to Listen

A new curriculum teaches med students to interview patients about their medical history while, at the same time, the students receive training in core areas

School of Continuing Education Gets New Dean
Kristine Billmyer
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School of Continuing Education Gets New Dean

Kristine A. Billmyer, a scholar of sociolinguistics, comes to Columbia from the University of Pennsylvania

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