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The center will connect students, scholars, and policymakers to study how law structures economic power in America.
Ronald Schramm covers everything from housing to technological innovation, financial markets, and the workforce.
Columbia University’s Incite Institute offers more than 450 perspectives from the Obama White House and beyond.
Fentanyl is often framed as a single, wide-reaching crisis, but evidence from five major U.S. cities suggests a more fragmented, complex reality.
Experts from the Center on Global Energy Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs weigh in.
Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics and Hillel convened a gathering of leaders, diplomats, scholars, and students to reflect on Rabin’s legacy and the challenges of the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.
This new higher education initiative celebrates 250 years of French-American friendship and fosters the next generation of transatlantic leaders.
With the Reynolds Foundation, the School of International and Public Affairs, the Journalism School, and Columbia Global will advance programs to develop the next generation of global leaders.
Columbia Business School research shows that lower interest rates may reduce rents, cooling one of the biggest drivers of U.S. inflation.
A new study from Columbia Business School shows that the uneven global spread of AI isn’t just about infrastructure or talent—it’s about who entrepreneurs choose to build for.
Columbia Global and the Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University proudly present the exceptional rising leaders selected for a nine-month residency on campus with Columbia World Projects.