Recent News from Columbia
Announcement Regarding Gillian Lester, Dean of Columbia Law School
Gillian Lester, who has served as Dean of Columbia Law School since 2015, will step down at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year to return to full-time teaching and scholarship as a member of the Faculty of Law.
Columbia Student Named 2024 U.S. Rhodes Scholar
From science to engineering, writing to social sciences, here are the Columbians who received awards recently.
Ned Blackhawk, Winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction, Speaks at Columbia
His book, The Rediscovery of America, offers an overview of U.S. history with Indigenous figures at the center.
Research & Discovery
Arts & Humanities

The Benin Bronzes from her ancestral homeland in Nigeria have deeply influenced her creative practice.

Samson Occom was the first Native person to be ordained a minister in the New England colonies.

Nicholas Dames provides the answer in his new volume.
Campus & Community
National & Global Affairs
Columbia in the News
CBS News, November 29
Forbes, November 28
Scientific American, November 27