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The Many Shades of Authoritarianism
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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?
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Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

Tibet's Long Shadow
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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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Learning a Pedagogy of Love
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Learning a Pedagogy of Love

An essay by Martha S. Jones

Architecture Dean Designs Athens Acropolis Museum
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Architecture Dean Designs Athens Acropolis Museum

A major new museum that will stand just 800 feet from the Acropolis in Athens was designed by Bernard Tschumi

An Equestrian Team in the Middle of New York City?
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An Equestrian Team in the Middle of New York City?

Yes, and a pretty good one at that

A Full Ride to General Studies, Thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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A Full Ride to General Studies, Thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Claudia Rice '02GS was among a group of 4,050 students selected to receive a full scholarship to study the subject of their choice 

Five Columbians Receive Mayor's Science Awards
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Five Columbians Receive Mayor's Science Awards

Faculty members were recognized for breakthrough research in neurobiology, applied mathematics, biochemistry, and physics

A Film Division Dynamic Duo
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A Film Division Dynamic Duo

How a chance meeting in Dodge hall led to one of the year's most successful and beloved films

The School of Social Work Welcomes a New Dean
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The School of Social Work Welcomes a New Dean

Jeanette C. Takamura is the first female dean of the School in its 103-year history

Cole and Cohen to Return to Teaching
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Cole and Cohen to Return to Teaching

Provost Jonathan Cole and David H. Cohen, vice president and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, have announced plans to step down

Jeffrey Sachs Appointed to Head the Columbia Earth Institute
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Jeffrey Sachs Appointed to Head the Columbia Earth Institute

The University now has one of the world’s most prominent global economic thinkers 

Varmus and Wattleton Are Columbia's Newest Trustees
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Varmus and Wattleton Are Columbia's Newest Trustees

Harold Varmus, M.D. ’66P&S and Faye Wattleton ’67PH have been elected University Trustees

Two Centuries of 'Columbian' Constitutionalism
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Two Centuries of 'Columbian' Constitutionalism

Nine justices of the United States Supreme Court, including three chief justices, have had strong ties to Columbia

A Conversation with the President
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A Conversation with the President

Lee C. Bollinger on preserving the intellectual atmosphere of the Columbia, the challenge of finding time to write, and more

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