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20 Photos that Capture Columbia’s 2026 Commencement
On May 20, more than 18,000 Columbians capped off their studies and made the transition from students to graduates
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Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?
A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light
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
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
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The Basketball Coach Who Tamed the Columbia Lions
Under Megan Griffith ’07CC, the women’s basketball program has leapt to the top of the Ivies. How far can this team go?
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Katrina Armstrong Named Interim President, Replacing Minouche Shafik
Armstrong, the chief executive of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, stepped into the position on August 14
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The Challenges of News Reporting in an Election Year
Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb on the impacts of disinformation and the dearth of local reporting
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Columbia Courses that Anyone Can Take Online
Columbia+, the University’s online learning platform, offers dozens of unusual non-credit classes …and some of them are free!
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Garud Iyengar to Lead Data Science Institute
The longtime engineering professor will oversee a multidisciplinary research institute that applies big-data solutions to real-world challenges
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Angela Olinto Appointed University Provost
The astrophysicist and academic administrator comes to Columbia from the University of Chicago
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Avery Library Acquires Papers of Architectural Critic Michael Sorkin
The collection includes drafts; documents pertaining to exhibitions, lectures, and film projects; and over two thousand drawings
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Double Discovery Center to Extend Services to College Students
The new initiative, called Project Start Right, will support local students in colleges across the country
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Cas Holloway Named Chief Operating Officer
The former deputy mayor of New York City will provide strategic oversight in key administrative areas
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The Meaning Behind a Strange Campus Sculpture
David Bakalar, the sculptor of Life Force on Columbia’s Revson Plaza, turned 100 this year
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New Center for Pediatric Heart Research Launched with $15M Gift
The Garrett Isaac Neubauer Center for Cardiovascular Innovation aims to develop treatments for CHD
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Columbia Joins AI Consortium
The University will join six other research institutions in an initiative titled Empire AI