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A Disaster Expert Explains Why the L.A. Fires Have Been So Catastrophic
Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, director of Columbia's National Center for Disaster Preparedness, discusses the path forward.
Columbia Receives Outstanding Student Veteran Services Award
Student Veterans of America recognized the Center for Veteran Transition and Integration with the William Pearson Tolley Champion for Veterans in Higher Education Award.
7 Questions for Columbia Climate School’s New Dean
Alexis Abramson says the Climate School is in a unique position to tackle the climate crisis.
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![Amalia Oliva Rojas will graduate in 2025 from School of the Arts, with an MFA in Theatre. Columbia University student Amalia Oliva Rojas](/sites/default/files/styles/cu_crop/public/content/2024/amalia-oliva-rojas-columbia_0.jpg?itok=ea5G_X3D)
Through her work, School of the Arts playwright Amalia Oliva Rojas gives voice to immigrants and women of color.
![In addition to being a professor, Frank Guridy is executive director of the Eric H. Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights at Columbia. Columbia University Professor Frank Guridy](/sites/default/files/styles/cu_crop/public/content/2024/frank-guridy-columbia_0.jpg?itok=DrDmDA9K)
Frank Guridy’s book describes the history of how U.S. arenas have functioned as so much more than monuments to sports.
![Manan Ahmed specializes in the intellectual history of South and Southeast Asia, critical philosophy of history, and colonial and anti-colonial thought. Columbia University Professor Manan Ahmed](/sites/default/files/styles/cu_crop/public/content/2024/manan-ahmed-columbia_1.jpg?itok=PqjLrBiD)
In his new book, Manan Ahmed shows readers that the cultural center of Pakistan has not disappeared, but it can only be glimpsed in reflections.
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