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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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Heads and Tales

Illustration for Columbia Magazine by Nancy Harrison of a burglar stealing the head of George Washington from the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine

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Heads and Tales

An artifact mysteriously disappears from the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine

Holes in the Argument

Illustration by Mark Steele for Columbia Magazine of Columbia scholars

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Holes in the Argument

Who solved the Poincaré Conjecture, one of the world's most difficult math problems?

Illustration by James Steinberg for Columbia Magazine's winter 2006-07 issue, of a controversial speaker on campus with protesters in background

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Fighting Words

When it comes to campus speakers, some students yield the floor, while others raise the roof

Remembering September 11: A Campus View

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Remembering September 11: A Campus View

Legal Execution

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Legal Execution

A Student in Full

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A Student in Full

Café Science Pops Corks and Questions

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Café Science Pops Corks and Questions

Scofflaw Skippers Tricked East India Co. to Chart First Global Trade Routes

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Scofflaw Skippers Tricked East India Co. to Chart First Global Trade Routes

Investigative Journalist Leads New J-school Center

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Investigative Journalist Leads New J-school Center

Japan Scholar Anderer New Vice Provost for International Relations

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Japan Scholar Anderer New Vice Provost for International Relations

Lenfest Kick-starts Campaign Kick-off

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Lenfest Kick-starts Campaign Kick-off

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