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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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Texting, One, Two
Person on laptop next to phone
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Texting, One, Two

The Journalism School holds its annual "Changing Media Landscape" lecture

Crash Course
Illustration by James Steinberg of professor pointing to chalkboard drawing of a sinking ship
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Crash Course

The financial crisis rippled throughout the curriculum of the University this year, challenging faculty to turn on a dime

Photo Finish
Illustration of photographers by Mark Steele
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Photo Finish

During the election of 1948, a surprise development

Wax Philosophical
Illustration by Irena Roman of Columbia University's "The Thinker" statue in a bathtub outside Philosophy
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Wax Philosophical

Columbia's "The Thinker" sculpture gets a spa treatment and makeover

Memorial Day
Columbia students training to fight in World War I practicing shooting at Camp Columbia in Litchfield, CT
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Memorial Day

More than 200 Columbians lost their lives in World War I

The Real Heroes of '68
Student protesters entering Morningside Park in the spring of 1968
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The Real Heroes of '68

One professor stands firmly with the quiet majority

A Grand Entrance
Mamadou Diouf
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A Grand Entrance

Mamadou Diouf speaks at his first international conference as director of Columbia's Institute of African Studies

Revolution, Ink.
Illustration by Mark Steele
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Revolution, Ink.

Spectator reporters remember the protests of 1968

Tibet's Long Shadow
Buddhist monks marching in Mumbai, India
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Tibet's Long Shadow

China’s bitter relationship with its highland province and the Dalai Lama

Stir It Up
Photo from Columbia campus 1968 protest
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Stir It Up

Filmmaker Paul Cronin rouses debate and emotions in his new documentary on the Columbia crisis of 1968

The Promise of Pakistan
Pakistani woman photographed by Rizwan Tabassum
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The Promise of Pakistan

The past year was among the most tumultuous in Pakistan's history. SIPA's Saeed Shafqat explains the danger — and sees hope for a democratic future

Foundry Father
Historic photo of workers installing a sculpture of Alexander Hamilton on Columbia campus, outside Hamilton Hall
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Foundry Father

How Alexander Hamilton got to campus

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