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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?
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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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Columbia Receives $6.5M Gift to Expand Cerebral-Palsy Center
Columbia clinicians Lisa Yoon and Jason Carmel work with a young patient at the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center
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Columbia Receives $6.5M Gift to Expand Cerebral-Palsy Center

The funds will enable the center to expand its clinical offerings, grow its research programs, and create fellowships

Andrea Califano to Lead Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York
Andrea Califano
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Andrea Califano to Lead Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York

The center strives to find novel ways of harnessing the immune system to help fight cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and other conditions

Columbia Library Acquires Papers of Josefina Báez
Josefina Báez
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Columbia Library Acquires Papers of Josefina Báez

An influential figure in the New York City art scene for decades, Báez is the founder and director of the Ay Ombe Theatre

How Mondel Chocolates Became the Sweetest Shop on Broadway
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How Mondel Chocolates Became the Sweetest Shop on Broadway

Candy is king at this eighty-year-old neighborhood staple

The Real Ghostbusters of Columbia
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The Real Ghostbusters of Columbia

More than a century ago, students and faculty sat around a trembling table. Was it real spiritual contact, or just séance fiction?

The Many Jobs of Columbia’s President
Every president of Columbia University since 1754
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The Many Jobs of Columbia’s President

Charters and Statutes, the University’s administrative rulebook, outlines the duties and responsibilities of the office

Christine Kim Garcia Named Director of Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative
Christine Garcia
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Christine Kim Garcia Named Director of Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative

She succeeds the initiative’s founding director, Tom Maniatis

Daphna Shohamy Named Director and CEO of Zuckerman Institute
Daphna Shohamy
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Daphna Shohamy Named Director and CEO of Zuckerman Institute

She leads the institute alongside founding codirector Richard Axel

Obama Oral-History Project Releases First Interviews
Barack Obama standing in a field with Obama with farmer Joe Del Bosque, who was interviewed for the oral-history project
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Obama Oral-History Project Releases First Interviews

The conversations recount the Obama administration’s efforts to address climate change

Center for Precision Psychiatry Launched with $75M Grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Sander Markx, Joseph Gogos, and Steven A. Kushner
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Center for Precision Psychiatry Launched with $75M Grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

The center will support research into the causes and treatment of mental illness 

Claire Shipman and David Greenwald to Lead Trustees
Claire Shipman and David Greenwald
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Claire Shipman and David Greenwald to Lead Trustees

They assumed their new leadership roles on September 1

6 ‘Likable’ Instagram Photos Taken at Columbia
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6 ‘Likable’ Instagram Photos Taken at Columbia

Some of our favorite pics from the University’s feed in the past year

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