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Shake, Battle, and Roll
At Columbia’s Battle of the Bands, some 150 undergrads grooved to a mix of blues rock, R&B, indie, and folk rock from six student acts
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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
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
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The Value and Responsibilities of Academic Freedom
An essay by Columbia University president Lee C. Bollinger
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Carl W. Ackerman: The Journalism School’s Other Founder
Although his vision was never realized, longtime dean Carl W. Ackerman largely shaped the Journalism School as we know it
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The Buck Stops — Where?
Should you worry about the dollar’s decline? Columbia economists say Yes. And No
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James T. Shotwell: A Life Devoted to Organizing Peace
The former professor was instrumental in the creation of some of the most important international institutions of the twentieth century
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Beyond Alma Pater?
In Changing the Subject, Rosalind Rosenberg tells of the Columbia women who broke new ground in academia
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250 Years . . . So Far
Columbia’s 250th anniversary year was a milepost along the way, not just a look back