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Mar 16, 2026

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To mark 250 years of American independence, Columbia News brings together the many ways in which the University engages with this national legacy, including archival treasures in the Libraries that explore the past through rare documents and collections.

Mar 12, 2026

In the media

The New York Times reports that "a study of the financial aspects of treaty relationships between Native nations and the United States and a sweeping history of legal discrimination against Chinese immigrants" are awarded the 2026 Bancroft Prizes.

Mar 9, 2026

In the media

Lessons of Jewish history: Columbia Magazine consults Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis on the 75th anniversary of the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies (IIJS) about its role in connecting the Columbia community to the currents of Jewish thought.

Feb 22, 2026

In the media

Columbia Daily Spectator reporters spent an hour in five campus libraries - Milstein, Butler, the Science & Engineering Library, the Business & Economics Library in Uris, and Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Here's what they found.

Feb 17, 2026

In the media

Accessible through the Libraries' Oral History Archives, "a new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a 'con man,' 'clown' and 'laughingstock,'" reports the New York Times.

Feb 17, 2026

In the media

Columbia News announces that the "complete Obama presidency oral history archive is now available: Columbia University’s Incite Institute offers more than 450 perspectives from the Obama White House and beyond," which will be accessible to researchers through the Oral History Archives.

Feb 16, 2026

In the media

"Presidents' days: From Obama to Trump": The New Yorker writes that the official oral history of the Obama White House, accessible through the Libraries' Oral History Archives, "is a stark and extensive reminder of the values and the principles that are being trampled."

Jan 6, 2026

In the media

LISTEN: Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis was featured in a four-part miniseries on the Seforim Chatter podcast about the history of the early Jewish printed book.

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The U.S. Semiquincentennial and Columbia University

Histories of Native American Treaties and Anti-Chinese Violence Win Bancroft Prize

Lessons of Jewish History

We spent an hour in five of Columbia’s favorite libraries. Here’s what we found.

Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.

Complete Obama Presidency Oral History Archive Is Now Available

Presidents' Days: From Obama to Trump

Early Jewish Printed Book Podcast (Margolis)

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The U.S. Semiquincentennial and Columbia University

Histories of Native American Treaties and Anti-Chinese Violence Win Bancroft Prize

Lessons of Jewish History

We spent an hour in five of Columbia’s favorite libraries. Here’s what we found.

Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.

Complete Obama Presidency Oral History Archive Is Now Available

Presidents' Days: From Obama to Trump

Early Jewish Printed Book Podcast (Margolis)

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