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Columbia President Jennifer L. Mnookin speaking to the audience at a Columbia University World Leaders Forum
President Mnookin Welcomes World Leaders to Columbia University

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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The report provides insight into how policymakers and industry leaders can cultivate collaboration and foster trust in the face of growing threats to the digital landscape.

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, policymakers, and creators.

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

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 underway in New York City.

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.

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