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Who would he invite to dinner? W.E.B. DuBois, Robert Weaver and Ann Petry. 

University Professor Nabila El-Bassel explains how gender plays a role in the opioid crisis.

Selected from across the United States and South Africa, the 2019 Atlantic Fellows will join a transnational network of leaders working to challenge anti-black racism and build the policies, institutions and narratives needed for a more equitable future.

Deerfield commits up to $130 million to accelerate drug discovery at Columbia

Junior Benjamin, an assistant director in the Office of Government and Community Affairs, is involved in many aspects of civic engagement at Columbia. 

At its penultimate meeting of the academic year, the University Senate discussed how to support research in aging facilities.

Columbia University ecologist and data scientist team up to apply modern technology to save forests

The University Senate honored Provost John Coatsworth at its final plenary of the academic year on May 3 with two standing ovations—one after heartfelt remarks by President Lee C. Bollinger.

Columbia's Desmond Patton says law enforcement officials should analyze social media posts about grief and stress to prevent violent crime among young people.

Columbia’s Michael Gerrard weighs in on illegal attempts by the White House to limit climate projections to 2040.

Hundreds gathered at Columbia University for the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes award luncheon.

George Chauncey, the De Witt Clinton Professor of American History, recounts the history of relationships among women at Barnard College and how society took notice.

"We see a tremendous amount of gender fluidity in queer culture and we see it at particular moments," said George Chauncey, the De Witt Clinton Professor of American History.

George Chauncey, the De Witt Clinton Professor of American History, recounts the history of protests against the rule that kept bars from serving homosexuals.

George Chauncey, the De Witt Clinton Professor of American History, recounts the history of drag balls that originated in Harlem during the 1920s.