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New Department Augments the Study of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Columbia University’s full Board of Trustees unanimously voted to create the African American and African Diaspora Studies department.

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Installation of Seagram Building model, c. 1957. Image Courtesy of Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library

On Exhibit: A World in Miniature
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Columbia and UAW Reach Framework Agreement

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The Senate Plenary vote on November 16. Photo by Jessica Raimi

University Senate Approves African American Studies Department

The University Senate achieved its biggest turnout in at least three decades for a vote on Sept.

African Studies - African American Studies
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Research at the Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center includes optimizing battery-pack performance. Photo by John Abbott

CleanTech: Designing Batteries for a Sustainable Future

As director of Columbia’s newest research arm, the Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Alan West leads a team developing batteries that can store solar and wind-powered energy.

Science - Technology - Energy - Climate - Chemistry
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Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein.

Frankenstein Comes to Life at Columbia

“If the last 200 years have taught us anything, it’s that Frankenstein is an immortal book.”
Literature - Arts - Film
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'Notorious RBG' Returns

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (LAW’59) has made history since her student days, when she tied for first in her graduating class, and again in 1972 when she became the first woman to join the Law School as a tenured professor. An online exhibit, “Sincerely, Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” features exclusive archives that illuminate her commitment to gender equality as well as her wit and legal savvy.
Law - Women's Studies