Recent News from Columbia
Columbia Climate School Announces First Faculty Hire
Archaeologist and anthropologist Kristina G. Douglass will join faculty from across Columbia who are part of the Climate School’s first-in-the-nation graduate program focused on training the next generation of leaders addressing climate change.
Josef Sorett Appointed Dean of Columbia College
"Josef is a consummate Columbian, who brings to this position a deep commitment to the unique and special role of the Core Curriculum in our undergraduate education and to ensuring our students have the best possible experience," wrote President Lee C. Bollinger.
Symposium Suggests Large-Scale Societal Changes Are Needed to Lessen Impact of Harmful Lies
Knight First Amendment Institute’s “Lies, Free Speech, and the Law” event featured research from a diverse range of scholars on how to address the problem of falsehoods.
POLITICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Research & Discovery

Statistics lecturer and amateur dancer Wayne Lee talks about his experience as a Taiwanese-American and explains why he left Silicon Valley to teach statistics and how this corner of mathematics can help us all learn to be more open minded.
Arts & Humanities

History Professor Michael Witgen brings the success of the Anishinaabeg to life in his new book, “Seeing Red.”

The war in Ukraine has affected every aspect of work at the institute, she says, including her plans for the Harriman's future.

In an online GSAPP event, Olalekan Jeyifous discussed how his visionary works of Crown Heights and Lagos offer hope for the future.
Columbia in the News
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