Recent News from Columbia
December 07, 2023
Edwidge Danticat, Once a Barnard Student, Is Now a Columbia Professor
This fall she is teaching a course on writing in the presence of ancestors.
December 07, 2023
Meet a Columbia Student Working at the Intersection of Bilingual Literacy and Community with 'Para KIDS!'
Daniela Palacios (CC'26) offers monthly bilingual readings and activities as part of Saturday Science on Columbia's Manhattanville campus.
December 07, 2023
Discrimination During Pregnancy May Alter Circuits in Infants’ Brains
Stressful experiences appear to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, according to a new study.
Research & Discovery
Arts & Humanities

Artist Minne Atairu is working toward a PhD in art and art education at Teachers College.
The Benin Bronzes from her ancestral homeland in Nigeria have deeply influenced her creative practice.

Ryan Carr teaches Indigenous Studies, as well as classes on other topics in trans-Atlantic cultural history.
Samson Occom was the first Native person to be ordained a minister in the New England colonies.

Nicholas Dames' research interests include prose fiction; the history of the novel; the sociology of knowledge, narrative, and rhetorical theory; history of reading; and the contemporary novel.
Nicholas Dames provides the answer in his new volume.
Campus & Community
National & Global Affairs
Columbia in the News
5 Ways You're Contributing To HIV Stigma Without Realizing It
HuffPost, December 1
U.N. establishes fund for developing nations affected by climate change
NBC News, November 30