Recap

Recap is a Columbia News series that highlights and summarizes some of the major events happening at Columbia University. 

Ramin Bahrani discusses If Dreams Were Lightning with Wafaa El-Sadr.

The School of International and Public Affairs, the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, and Columbia Religious Life co-hosted a discussion with the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism.

Columbia Business School recently hosted a discussion with students, staff, and faculty to better understand and address rising polarization as part of the University's Values in Action initiative. 

Columbia Engineering and the Knight First Amendment Institute recently convened multidisciplinary experts to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on public discourse, free speech, and democracy.

Students, faculty, and staff gathered in person and online to explore how the often binary conversations around current events inform our understanding of democracy, the elements that prevent us from coming together for civil discourse, and where we go from here.    

U.S. Climate Envoy and former Secretary of State John Kerry delivers the gala’s keynote address.

At a recent panel hosted by SPS' Strategic Communication and Political Analytics graduate programs, a key question was considered: What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation?

On November 30, leaders from Columbia and Princeton joined together to share their strategies and recommendations for discussing complex, charged topics like the War in Gaza within academic settings. 

The President of the Republic of Singapore, alongside CNN's Fareed Zakaria, addressed the theme of "Building Common Ground" on Nov. 28 in Low Library. 

His book, The Rediscovery of America, offers an overview of U.S. history with Indigenous figures at the center.

The event focused on opportunities and threats to the supply chain posed by microelectronics and artificial intelligence.

Anthony Fauci was awarded the Mailman School's Frank A. Calderone Prize, the most prestigious honor in public health.