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While the General Assembly met across town at the United Nations and Climate Week events got underway in New York City, world leaders came to Morningside campus o meet with students, faculty, and staff as part of the Univerity’s World Leaders Forum. Started more than two decades ago, the World Leaders Forum invites heads of state and of major global organizations to engage with the Columbia community on the most pressing issues of the day.
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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.
This new effort is designed to generate actionable ideas to strengthen American democracy at a moment of unprecedented challenges to democratic norms and institutions.
Professor Eunji Kim’s book, The American Mirage, shows how entertainment media so easily fools its viewers.
Many leaders rely on across-the-board budget cuts to save money. This approach may seem fair, but it often weakens profitable divisions, slows growth, and fuels hidden inefficiencies.
