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Podcasts can spark dialogue, shift perspectives, and bring nuance to complex conversations. These new Columbian-created shows do just that, delving into themes of justice, art, power, and imagination. They explore everything from the criminal legal system to what it means to create something beautiful.
Hosted and produced by students, scholars, and creatives, each one invites listeners to think, and feel, more deeply.
As summer begins, Columbia News has selected five standout shows to add to your queue, plus embedded episode suggestions to help you dive in.
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, celebrating 100 years this summer, stands as one of the world’s leading institutions dedicated to Black history, arts, and culture. Yet what many don’t know is that Barnard alumna Jean Blackwell Hutson (BC’35) was critical in building the collection as its curator for nearly four decades.
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From Pride Month to Juneteenth and major awards, Columbians had plenty to celebrate this past month.
How Lecturer Wally Suphap Turned His Three-Degree Columbia Journey Into a Legacy for LGBTQ+ Students
Wally Suphap (CC'01, LAW'04, SOA'23) is a Lecturer in the Discipline of English and Comparative Literature and the Vice President of Columbia Pride
Columbia University joins community members in honoring the impact and influence of Charles B. Rangel.
Science, summer, and Skywalker — just your average class trip to the National Museum of Mathematics.
Rain came down outside, but that made for an even more communal atmosphere inside at the annual celebration on June 7.
The Columbia Space Initiative’s rocketry team was recognized by competition officials.
![Mailman School of Public Health graduates celebrate with blue flags waving in the air.](/sites/default/files/styles/cu_crop/public/content/2025/commencement-046-diane-bondareff-700.jpg?itok=kPtXXkSp ""Building a healthy and just world," read the flags of Mailman School of Public Health graduates. Photo by Diane Bondareff.")
From Ivy League titles to research breakthroughs, Columbians are racking up the wins.
The School of Professional Studies has an outline of some of the best summer activities, categorized by month and proximity to campus.
The June 24 primary will feature ranked-choice voting for mayor, among other citywide offices.
Here are a few local events you can participate in to honor Juneteenth this year.
May 21 marked the conferral of 15,000+ degrees upon Columbia's newest graduates, who hail from all 50 states and 100+ countries.
