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The Obama Administration’s Approach to Healthcare Reform, From the Outside In

The Obama Presidency Oral History releases 26 new interviews and 400 new stories related to healthcare reform on an innovative new website.

Recent News

Sarah Cleveland, a distinguished scholar of international law, is the second U.S. woman to serve on the court.

Recognizing that broadcast outlets produce text-based journalism, the Columbia-administered prizes will now include them as award recipients. 

The Guardian US columnist will become executive director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security in January. 

The rights of artists and writers are at the heart of the center’s offerings on copyright, intellectual property, and trademark law for students, p

In her new book, the Columbia Law professor explores the emerging battle between techno-democracies and techno-autocracies shaping our digital soci

Columbia Business School research suggests a first-of-its-kind, private, employer-employee arrangement.

Once again, world leaders came to campus to meet with students, staff, and faculty as the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week got unde

With Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton at the helm, the Institute of Global Politics will be based out of SIPA.

On September 6, Columbia World Projects announced a cohort of 12 emerging leaders from across the globe who will undertake a residency.

Kimberly Marten, one of the world’s leading experts on the Wagner Group, discusses the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, what it means for Russia.

Columbia hosted a panel discussion and reception to celebrate the release of the first transcripts from the groundbreaking oral history project.

The Senate finally approved the bipartisan debt limit bill, averting a debt default.